title: Bus transport in Rio de Janeiro
text: # Bus transport in Rio de Janeiro
  
  The Rio de Janeiro bus system forms an important part of the public transport system in the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
  
  As of the end of 2015, there were 1,752 bus routes servicing the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region, including 705 licensed by the municipality of Rio de Janeiro.
  
  ## Municipal buses
  
  The City of Rio de Janeiro bus fleet is made up of over 8,000 vehicles, operated by 47 different companies.
  
  ## BRT
  
  BRT is a bus rapid transit system that, as of 2017, the consists of three operating lines, Transcarioca, Transoeste and Transolímpica. Two further lines, Translight [pt] and Transbrasil [pt] are in planning or under construction.
  
  ## Bus terminals
  
  | Terminal | Location | Services |
  | - | - | - |
  | Alvorada | Barra da Tijuca | Municipal, Transoeste, Transcarioca, Intermunicipal, Interstate |
  | Américo Ayres | Meier | Municipal, Intermunicipal |
  | Arquiteto Paciello | Meier | Municipal |
  | Campo Grande | Campo Grande | Municipal, Transoeste, Interstate |
  | Cosme Velho | Cosme Velho | Municipal |
  | Curicica | Jacarepaguá | Municipal |
  | Daniel Barata | Penha | Municipal |
  | Enock Anselmo dos Santos | Irajá | Municipal |
  | Fundão (Aroldo Melodia) | Ilha do Fundão | Municipal |
  | Gardênia Azul | Jacarepaguá | Municipal |
  | Jamil Amiden - Av Chile | Centro | Municipal |
  | Jardim Oceânico | Barra da Tijuca | Municipal, Transoeste |
  | Madureira | Madureira | Municipal, Transcarioca |
  | Nossa Senhora do Amparo | Cascadura | Municipal |
  | Novo Rio | Santo Cristo | Intermunicipal, Interstate, International |
  | Padre Henrique Otte | Santo Cristo | Municipal |
  | Procópio Ferreira | Centro | Municipal |
  | PUC Gávea | Gávea | Municipal, intermunicipal |
  | Recreio | Recreio dos Bandeirantes | Transolímpica |
  | Ribeira | Ilha do Governador | Municipal |
  | Santa Cruz | Santa Cruz | Transoeste |
  | Serrinha | Campo Grande | Municipal |
  | Souza Marques | Cascadura | Municipal, Intermunicipal |
  | Sulacap | Realengo | Transolímpica |
  | Terreirão | Recreio | Municipal |
  | Usina | Tijuca | Municipal |
  