By the mid 1960's the streetcars of Rio had all but
disappeared. Electric busses were attempted as replacements, but they too
gave way to the diesel transports that plow down the Avenidas today.
Affectionately known to all Cariocas as Bondes these old time conveyances
had a charm and élan modern modes of transportation decidedly lack. EAYEARBOOKS has
been granted special permission by Online Video in conjunction with
Transit Gloria Mundi
to offer some excellent Rio Bonde footage with narration. These three
segments were filmed along downtown streets in the late 1950's, and are
culled from 14 minutes 25 seconds of rare Bonde footage originally released
on the "Tramways
of South America". If you are
interested in seeing more trolley and light rail videos please visit the
Transit Gloria Mundi
website for a complete listing of available videos. Sit back and enjoy classic scenes of when Rio had Bondes.

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