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{{Infobox Brazilian Location|country = Brazil|state = Rio de Janeiro|map = <map lat='-22.902777788' lng='-43.207535' zoom='119' view='0' float='right' />|pop = 6,323,037|plate = RJ Rio de Janeiro|motorways = BR-040, BR-101, BR-116, RJ-109}}'''Rio de Janeiro''' is a city in the Southeast of [[Brazil]]. Rio in , a capital of the state areas is one of the easiest places in all Brazil to hitch hike as theres no competition from other hitchers and people are accustomed to Foreigners and like to help them. The more foreign looking you seem and act bearing the easier its going to be. Hitchhiking is still not so easysame name.

==Hitching Hitchhiking out=====Towards [[Vitória]]===Hitching out of Rio towards Vitória and up the coast you need to pick up a bus from the centre or the rodoviária which takes you to Itaboraí. Even better is to get a van ride to Itaboraí and ask the van driver to leave you on the road or at the gas station near by which is very useful for picking up the initial ride.

===Towards Southwest towards [[São Paulo]] ===Going out towards São Paulo ====BR-116====* '''Pedágio Viúva Graça'''From ''Terminal Rodoviário Coronel Américo Fontenelle'' which is behind the ''Central do Brasil'' (Central Train Station) and close to Metro station ''Central'' take bus 193C to '''''Paracambi'''''. It starts from platform D bay 07, is run by a little trickiercompany called Transportes Blanco and costs 8.50 reais. Get off at the train first bus stop behind pedágio (toll plaza). The stop is located around 300m behind the toll booths and it's a perfect lay-by to pull in a car or truck. The bus ride to Nova Iguaçuthis spot takes around two hours, from but you're well behind the metropolitan area of Rio, practically in the countryside. Next to the bus stop there get 's a bus restaurant and supermarket. In case of bad luck you can walk to Posto Big Dutra with Petrobras petrol station located two kilometres up the road. BR-116 is also called Presidente Dutra where there are some gas stations. Its a long trip from and is the main road connecting Rio Centre by train but it is possible to get to with São Paulo in . All trucks go this way, not by the daycoastal BR-101.

====BR-101====Other option: [[User:Bruegel|Bruegel]] preferred to go south by the beautiful Costa Verde (touristy Parati is on this way too). You take the bus (he took it very close to Lapa, 2.75 reals, 30min+-) to Santa Cruz (just ask some people where to take the bus, easy as bonjour), get off at the last stop of BR-101 where there is a very big supermarket called Extra, walk 200 meters down the road where there is a petrol station. Another opinion (Nadita): it is easier to get bus to Itaguay and get off in BR-101 before entering the town , it is less tricky than Santa Cruz where if you don't speak good Portuguese you can easily get lost. === Northeast towards [[Vitória]] (BR101) ===In order to hitch out of Rio towards Vitória and up along the coast you need to pick up a bus from the centre or the ''rodoviária'' which takes you to Itaboraí. Even better is to get a van ride to Itaboraí and ask the van driver to leave you on the road or at the gas station near by which is very useful for picking up the initial ride.  ===In [[Itataia]]=== Hitching in the Itataia Region region in the North West northwest part of the state is very easy, its it's got a community of Europeans that will pull up even if you dont don't ask. == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki == {{nomadwiki}}