Teleférico_do_Alemão
Teleférico do Alemão was a gondola lift service operating in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The service opened on 7 July 2011 and closed in September 2016, following the withdrawal of state funding. The line operated between Bonsucesso Station and Complexo do Alemão, with a total of six stations along the route.[2] The duration of a single ride from start to finish was 16 minutes.[3]
The service, announced as part of PAC 2 (the Brazilian federal funding program for infrastructure) consisted of a 2.1 mile gondola line running above the Complexo do Alemão group of favelas, and cost 210 million Brazilian reais to build.[4][5] The decision to fund the construction of the line saw heavy criticism, with local media describing it as a vanity project,[6] with the money potentially being better spent elsewhere. The system received 9000 riders daily whilst in operation.[7]