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 Taxi :) by hekate
The first time before getting on a taxi I asked my guide is it safe to take a taxi because I was warned to be careful in Buenos Aires and I was wondering if the same applies for Rio. She told me that in Rio the taxi drivers have to worry about the passengers not the vice versa :) Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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It is important for you to know that the Taxis in Rio de Janeiro have taximeters by law. They have a metal seel that can't be broken. The taxis that belong to a Cooperative (they usualy have names starting Coop) are the ones to take. They have set prices and always use the taximeter. And also if something goes wrong remind yourself of getting the taxi number and calling to his company. From 6 am to 9 pm the "Bandeira 1" is the one you should see on the taximeter. It charges R$ 0,80 per kilometer and it goes from Monday to Saturday. Between 9 pm and 6 am the "Bandeira 2" is the one used. It costs R$ 0,96 the kilometer. This applies also to Sundays, hollidays and the entire month of December. The "bandeirada" a set price when you get inside the taxi is always R$ 2,50 no matter what time it is. If at night when you enter in the cab and see marked more than that, tell the guy to set it right or then take another taxi. Do not be fooled by them! If you want a taxi to wait for you the set price for each hour is R$ 10,50. If you have luggage to put in the trunck you should not pay more than R$ 0,80 per item as far as 60x30 centimeters. If you know this no one can charge you more than they should. You can tip them as much as 10% of the ride but no more than that. Another thing. Brazilian drivers are very hot tempered so don't go inside taxis that are all beatten up. I had my share of stories with a few, and I would not like to do it again! Leave a Comment
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 by acemjLeave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor HomePhone: 021 2560 2022 (for radio cab)
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 Gentlemen! Start Your Engines! by ChrisRJ
If you want to go up to Corcovado, but don't want to bother with the train or, as some people do, the walk, just find a decent cab and decide with the guy what you want and then arrange a price....no big deal! We had the guy take us up there, wait for us while we looked around and then take us right back to where we started from.
Note: Cabs are not as easy to get to come back as they are to get there. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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 Is That A Red Light I See? by ChrisRJ
You will also realize that riding in one during the night hours is a little different from riding in one during the day. As the night gets later, so the the driver's right foot gets heavier. Also, at night it is acceptable to run red lights. A lot of this is to prevent any robberies at red lights when the car is at a standstill.
SOLUTION: Don't stop! On one entertaining trip home from Barra to Copacabana at around 3am the cab must have been doing 60mph down the main street blowing right through the red lights. Needless to say that with our level of intoxication it seemed as though everything was quite normal. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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Yellow Taxi
It is highly recommended to use a taxi for getting around Rio. Many of the drivers speak English (maybe is good to ask before enter )and the fare is not extremely expensive. Yellow taxis are plentiful and you can't miss them (look for yellow cars with a blue stripe). These are metered. The fare goes up after 9:00pm weekdays and all weekend. The normal tip for the driver is R$1 Do not pre-pay the driver. It is illegal for the driver to ask for pre-payment and it usually means he/she has inflated the price. Let the meter speak for you. Always ask the driver how much it will cost before you get into the cab. It gives the impression that you know where you are going. By luck, you may get to ride in an air-conditioned Yellow taxi.
You may consider renting the cab and the driver to take you wherever you want to go and at any time. It is a lot cheaper than renting a car. The best way to find out who is an honest and reliable driver is to ask at your hotel.
Radio Taxi
These cabs are bigger and usually have air-conditioning. They are usually painted in white or blue or red. To arrange a ride, you have to call the cab company and provide details as to what time to pick up and where to drop off. There are several radio taxi companies in Rio so it is best to call around. Some cabs have meters and others are flat rate. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Although Lonely Planet doesn't seem to have a problem with shared vans, Let's Go says to avoid these because they are illegal and controlled by the mob, I'd recommend avoiding them because you will have NO idea where they are going unless you speak Portugese. We were making the long trek from our hotel to Marius, at opposite ends of Copacabana beach, and when we realized we would never get there on foot, we went to hail a taxi and one of these vans stopped. We hopped in thinking they were similar to the ones in Playa del Carmen that run along a major road but before we got to the end of Av. Atlantica, the driver turned and we had to get out. They charged us R$1.90 each when we exited and we walked the rest of the way.
On the way back we tried it again but the driver turned almost immediately but then made another left on a street parallel to Av. Atlantica. My usually calm husband started getting nervous that we were going way out of our way (I thought we were fine because I could still see where the beach was) so we hopped out after a bit and walked back to our hotel. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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It's more expensive if you take one of the black (I think I remember them being black) taxi's from the airport to wherever you're staying in Rio. There's a few taxi counters when you exit the airport arrivals. My advice is to avoid them and take a yellow city taxi as they'll be cheaper. Just make sure the meter is turned on. Leave a Comment Theme: Car/Motor Home
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 by WillettsworldLeave a Comment Theme: Other
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throughout Rio dozens of taxi pass you by - extremely cheap to travel around - can be a little unknowledgeable so be prepared to guide them in the direction you want to go - alternatively get your hotel to write down your destination and your hotels address. Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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