BRAZIL: Support for the Transport Secretariats of the State of Rio de Janeiro and the State of Sao Paolo (2017 – 2020)

In Rio de Janeiro, with the organisation of the World Cup in 2014 and the Olympic Games in 2016, the city has undergone a real transformation in terms of urban mobility. Several BRT lines, a metro line and a light rail system were introduced, and new players and operators joined the network. The financial and political crisis in the State of Rio de Janeiro made it difficult to manage this new transport system properly.

In Sao Paolo, several projects were underway: two monorail lines, two metro train lines and two underground metro lines were under construction, and a light rail line had recently been inaugurated. In order to better manage this rapidly expanding system, in which the number of players and operators is increasing, the authorities are studying changes to the fares policy and the creation of an urban transport regulatory agency.

This technical cooperation, financed by AFD and implemented by CODATU, is in response to a request from the authorities of the States of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo to strengthen their transport and urban mobility policies, in parallel with two loans from AFD: one to the State of Sao Paolo to finance the new metro train line (13-Jade), and another to the State of Rio de Janeiro for budget support for their urban mobility policy.

Between 2017 and 2020, the technical cooperation led by CODATU with the States of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo has made it possible to support the formulation, strengthening or development of several innovative mobility policies and projects:

-Multimodal stations in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo,

-The VLT in Niteroi,

-A mass transit line in Guarulhos,

-Fare policy and integration in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo,

-Train maintenance and operation in Sao Paolo.

This support has taken the form of participative workshops, visits by specialists, study trips, temporary installations and the funding of pre-feasibility studies.

Codatu Team