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Getting here with the Bonde Santa Teresa |
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 To get here is easy: you take the little streetcar from
Largo do Carioca in the City Center - and the streetcar became a legend
of its own, it is the last surviving streetcar in Rio, dating from
1890. The Cariocas, the inhabitants of Rio, call this historic relict
respectfully "Bonde" - named after Mr. Bond (no not
Mr. 007...), who brought the electric tramway to Rio.
The "Bonde" is
going up Santa Teresa in kind of a James Bond stunt - climbing up the
"Arcos da Lapa", a historic aquaeduct in Rio, dating from the 16th
century - opening fantastic views of the city center and Lapa. There are 2 lines, both going up to Largo dos Guimarães, central meeting point of Santa Teresa. From there, the Bonde splits up: one line goes to Largo das Neves, a nice place to go out at night, the other one climbs up the hill, to Dois Irmãos, near to Corcovado.
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