Routes
The Santa Teresa tram route rises from downtown Rio de Janeiro and follows a circuit of Santa Teresa hill, offering a high-level view of the city. It passes over a 45-metre (148 ft) high Carioca Aqueduct, a former aqueduct constructed in the 18th century and beneath which standard-gauge electric trams used to run. Except for the aqueduct, the route is shared by motor vehicles.
Before the 1960s, Rio de Janeiro trams served the entire downtown area and all near suburbs, but only the Santa Teresa line now remains, running two services.
Route 1 runs from Largo da Carioca (in the central area) to Morro Dois Irmãos and is 6.0 kilometres (3.7 mi) long, while route 2 runs from Largo da Carioca to Paula Matos, and its length — about two-thirds of which is shared with route 1 — is 3.7 kilometres (2.3 mi).
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