From the 12th, the subway ticket in Rio – which since 2023 is already the most expensive in the country – will weigh even more heavily on your pocket: it will be readjusted from R$6.90 to R$ 7.50. In 22 working days, users will pay R$330 for round trips in a month. Beneficiaries of
Social Tariff pay R$ 5.60 for the ticket.
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The new fare for the metro system was approved by the Agetransp, the Regulatory Agency for Public Services Granted for Waterway, Rail, Metro and Highway Transport in the state. According to MetrôRiothe ticket price is updated based on the variation in the Broad National Consumer Price Index (IPCA), which was 4.5%, between January 2023 and January 2024, as provided for in the concession contract. The concessionaire also informed that, this year, in addition to the inflationary variationthere is an increase of R$0.30 resulting from the end of the subsidy applied between 2022 and 2024 by the state government.
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The municipality of Rio has the most expensive subway ticket in the country since 2023, when the ticket cost R$6.50. At the time, the fare cost R$1 more than the second most expensive fare, charged in Brasília. In São Paulothe largest city in the country, a subway ticket costs R$5.
