Santa Teresa Tram in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2022 (One of the oldest tram lines in the world!)

The Santa Teresa Tram, or Tramway, is a historic tram line in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It connects the city centre with the primarily residential, inner-city neighbourhood of Santa Teresa, in the hills immediately southwest of downtown. It is mainly maintained as a tourist attraction and is nowadays considered a heritage tramway system, having been designated a national historic monument in 1985. The line has a very unusual gauge: 1,100 mm (3 ft 7+5⁄16 in). The main line is 6.0 kilometres (3.7 miles) long.
Having run continuously since its opening in 1877 (except for a 2011-15 suspension), it is one of the oldest street railway lines in the world and having been electrically powered since 1896, it is the oldest electric railway in all of Latin America. For many years it was also the only remaining metropolitan tram system in Brazil. The only other original tram systems in the country to have survived past 1971 are the Campos do Jordão interurban tram/light rail line, which continues to operate today, and the Itatinga line (near Bertioga), a rural and non-public tram line which had ceased operation as a tramway by 2017. All other cities closed their systems by 1971 (Santos being the last), but since that time, three towns, Belém, Campinas and Santos, have reinstated trams as heritage services. Rio de Janeiro opened a modern light rail/tram system in 2016 ~Wikipedia
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[@josdesouza]

They used to be a common sight in virtually every major Brazilian city. Then came the automobile industry in the 1950s...

[@bklynbubba]

When I was there a long time ago I managed to visit the bonde barn up in Santa Tereza. I was the only visitor there and got a nice tour of the repair shop and the tiny historical displays they had there, They also gave me some souvenir post cards as a gift. Everyone who visits Rio de Janeiro should take a ride on the bonde. Beautiful video Tim, thanks!

[@Lucius_Chiaraviglio]

Good to see these back in operation. The description says that it is mainly for tourists, but it looks like a decent number of people live around it that could actually commute to their regular job on this.

[@Erique-b7g]

Se acabo el traqueteo y movimientos trepidantes en la marcha e igual la via renovada,truck nuevo mayor velocidad,agilidad y un sonido supersonico,,,ya se fue la epoca de pasajeros viajando en los estribos volando sobre arcos de lapa,,,ese atractivo se fue para o mal,,,al menos en veracruz viaje identico en tranvia en el estribo,,,oh tiempo hermoso,,,todo evoluciona saludos

[@Fenix-MU]

A friend of mine from RJ once told me that if you live in Santa Teresa, you can make a document proving that you live there so you can take the tram for free, since buses can’t replace the tram line This tramway and the LRT are considered the only not-terrible public transit systems in RJ

[@hayd8946]

Thank you very much for the video are you from Rio de Janeiro

[@scottyerkes1867]

Awesome!!💚

[@АлександрСибирка]

Потрясающе!

[@marciomesquita1976]

In the past, it used to go until Silvestre, where there was a station of Estrada de Ferro do Corcovado, another touristic line that goes to the Christ The Redeemer statue.

[@ilmikawish]

Good 💗

[@edrofil]

Por gentileza, quais são os chafarizes do rio Carioca? Grato.

[@trenomanis]

Αυτό είναι το περιβόητο "Tram του Ρίο", το οποίο έχει κατασκευαστεί από την ίδια εταιρία που κατασκεύασε το ηλεκτροκίνητο Τραμ Θεσσαλονίκης και οι φίλοι του Τραμ Θεσσαλονίκης θα απευθύνονταν προκειμένου να προμηθευτούν ανταλλακτικά. Ε, λοιπόν πρέπει να έρθουν σε επικοινωνία ο Δήμαρχος του Ρίο με τον Δήμαρχο Θεσσαλονίκης, Α - ΜΕ - ΣΩΣ!

[@PhilosophicaLeo]

Remember watching ths movie Rio 2

[@СергейМиценко-э5с]

Сэкономили на разворотном кольце а вообщемто позитивно

[@dingshidenrailways]

Seems trams are renewed with new motor and bogie

[@gregorytaylor240]

I've always wanted to go to Brazil I heard about the Hot Chicks that down there

[@TamasKiss-bv9hz]

👍👍👍❤🤍💚