Rio de Janeiro

From Hitchwiki
Revision as of 19:42, 10 July 2009 by Lanigiro (talk | contribs)

Earth > Americas > South America > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro
Jump to navigation Jump to search


<map lat='-22.90277778' lng='-43.2075' zoom='11' view='0' float='right' /> Rio de Janeiro is a city in the Southeast of Brazil. Rio in the state areas is one of the easiest places in all Brazil to hitchhike as there's no competition from other hitchers and people are accustomed to foreigners and like to help them. The more foreign looking you seem and act the easier it's going to be. Hitchhiking is still not so easy.

Hitching out

Northeast 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.

Southwest towards São Paulo

Going out towards São Paulo is a little trickier. Get the train to Nova Iguaçu, from there get a bus to the Dutra where there are some gas stations. Its a long trip from Rio Centre by train but it is possible to get to São Paulo in the day.

In Itataia

Hitching in Itataia Region in the North West part of the state is very easy, it's got a community of Europeans that will pull up even if you don't ask.