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Anyone who has visited or lived in Rio already know that the city has a wide range of bicycle paths and bicycle rental system, called Bike Rio and bike racks in the BRT stations, bus, subway, trains, boats and public roads. Today, about 5% of the detachments in the city are made by bicycle.
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They are more than 438,9km of bike paths, second the city governament, accounting for the newly opened TIm Maia bike path that goes from São Conrado to Leblon, on the rocky shore of Niemeyer Av.
Up to the Olympics, it will open the connection between Pepe Beach in Barra da Tijuca and São Conrado. The bike path will run along the beach, attached to a high of Joá. According to city officials in reporting the Agency Brazil, you can go from downtown Rio to Grumari (Beach in West Zone), through the Flamengo beach, Botafogo, Copacabana, Arpoador, Ipanema, Leblon, São Conrado, Barra da Tijuca, Recreio dos Bandeirantes and Prainha.
See the video will look like the bike path of Joá:
(Video: odebrecht)
If you are planning on visiting Rio, set to ride, is an inexpensive and super alternative immersion in the city, will be worth it, you will feel a real Carioca- how de locals are called-, I guarantee! You can rent bikes from your cell phone through the app Bike Rio or number 4003 6054 with day passes to R$ 5.00 and monthly R $ 10.00 for unlimited travel within 60 minutes, you will need a credit card for this (If not, purchase a pre paid credit card in Lojas Americanas -Network of conveniences stores scattered throughout the city). If you spend more than 60 minutes without returning will be charged to your credit card R$ 5.00 per additional hour. They are a multitude of stations around the neighborhoods Recreio, Barra da TIjuca, South zone, Central Zone and North City zone.
A super script suggestion is to get the bike at the Leme Beach, cross Copacabana and go to Ipanema, joining the Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon. It's a really beautiful route and (breathtaking images with so many beautiful landscapes).
(image: Riosummer.com)
Be sure to ride when it comes to Rio and then tells us here about your experience!
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