Was wonderful to visit another sprawling favela recently, meet the friendly residents, see the beautiful artwork and learn of another beneficial educational NGO project there. Favelas are some of the most misunderstood communities in the world. If you are in Rio you must visit one – www.favelaphoenix.org A photo posted by Jody King (@riodejaneiro_jk) on...
— Reader Ray W. shares with us a documentary of Rio’s Urban Cable Car (Teleférico de Alemão). While it’s a little dated (released July 2012), it is interesting to note how the country’s sense of optimism and economic conditions has waned so quickly in just a few years time.
#complexodoalemao #telefericodoalemao #rio #cidademaravilhosa #riotur #RioGuiaOficial #cablecar #RioOfficialGuide #oficialrio A photo posted by Caroline Maki (@tak_carol) on Jan 9, 2015 at 6:42am PST
As Rio de Janeiro’s Complexo do Alemao Teleferico finally moves into full service operations, Rio Times Online has a great little column by Michael Kerlin. The column basically questions what transformative, psychological impacts the system may have on the favela residents it services. Says Kerlin: “The psychology of the gondolas can also inform smart policies in...
Wherever possible, we only try to use Creative Commons licensed images on this site. As such, it sometimes takes a while for us to get our hands on images of systems we can actually share with people. That was certainly the case with Rio de Janeiro’s Complexo do Alemao Teleférico. Programa de Aceleração do Crescimento...
Still a relatively sleepy summer for gondola news, but nonetheless, here’s what’s happening this week: Construction has finally started on London’s Thames Cable Car. Don’t cross your fingers too hard for a 2012 Olympic opening, officials reiterate that it’s not part of the Olympic transport plan. A quick overview of Rio cable car system after...
After a constant series of delays, the Complexo do Alemao Teleferico in Rio de Janeiro finally opens. The BBC has a video report about the opening which you can view here.
We’re not 100% certain about this, but it looks like Rio’s new urban gondola, the Complexo do Alemão Teleférico is finally up and running. The video we’re basing that assumption on is unfortunately unembeddable (let’s pretend that’s a word, okay), so you’ll have to follow the link here. This is an exciting moment for Cable...
A few highlights from around the world of Urban Gondola Transit and Cable Propelled Transit: Maclean’s Magazine gives a quick write-up about the Complexo do Alemao Teleférico. Interestingly, we finally learn what the system price was: $74-million (presumably USD). That gives a per kilometer cost of roughly $22-million, which is fairly impressive considering it will...