{"id":6082,"date":"2015-06-08T16:49:18","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T16:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/?p=6082"},"modified":"2015-06-08T16:49:18","modified_gmt":"2015-06-08T16:49:18","slug":"public-transport-in-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/public-transport-in-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Public transport in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Getting the <em>\u00f4nibus<\/em> (bus) or any other <em>transporte p\u00fablico<\/em> (public transport) in a different country can be quite <em>estressante<\/em> (stressful). This is why it could be handy knowing the culture as well as vocabulary related to it.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6098\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/cbnsp\/4688959027\/in\/photolist-89m9aa-6zH3WB-6St9gB-egSZRW-d9FSAg-68aqon-eHniWu-8siiuE-7tgEZA-68yA12-81uRau-81rF5H-aV1C3r-9xsEGk-ei2cK7-oXVh7z-9eZrrG-rSvf5-6jLh2L-6St9sM-2jQDq9-9sKjRY-9sGk4T-arypmR-78SpP4-8NXDyq-bRrsVt-qN4TqL-5GjP1c-7BLxi4-5DZDy2-72pLZy-6LB5mr-8UPDB9-eiKqvd-7mZ8YF-pfnumb-mNDLQz-nFzNgb-4YfYZ-9srRSB-8UF3cA-9suR4C-6bavU6-6SxbXW-78SucP-6Jc2vt-ft9j8u-ft9fqN-jzRYUq\" aria-label=\"4688959027 88fca02f0e Z 300x220\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6098\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-6098\"  alt=\"Photo by Milton Jung\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/06\/4688959027_88fca02f0e_z-300x220.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-6098\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Milton Jung<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Useful information and cultural aspects:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There are websites for different cities where it is possible to check the <em>mapa, rota e hor\u00e1rio<\/em> (map, route and timetable) for each <em>\u00f4nibus<\/em>. A quick google search will do, for example \u201c<em>\u00f4nibus Rio de Janeiro<\/em>\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You have to signal for the <em>\u00f4nibus<\/em> to stop and when it does you will get on it through the front door.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pay the <em>passagem<\/em> (fare) using money or swiping your public transport card if you have one. Only then will they allow you to go through the <em>roleta<\/em> (turnstile).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If the <em>\u00f4nibus<\/em> is packed with people you might not be able to go through the <em>roleta\/catraca<\/em>, but it is important to try and make your way to as further back on the bus as possible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In case you have to get off soon and the bus is full, try to make your way to the back door saying <em>\u201clicen\u00e7a, por favor\u201d<\/em> (excuse me, please) to people who are in your way. Sometimes you might have to push through the crowd, which is absolutely fine as long as you are polite, even though some people aren&#8217;t.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>It is common in some cities for people to offer to carry your backpack or bag if you are standing and they&#8217;re not. It is up to you to say yes or no. Saying <em>\u201cn\u00e3o, obrigado\u201d<\/em> is not rude.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In some cities it is OK to ask people if they want you to carry their bag. But because it is not common everywhere in <em>Brasil<\/em> it is important to find out if it is part of the culture in that specific area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>\u00d4nibus<\/em> (buses) can have two, three or four digit numbers and some have letters at the beginning or the end. So it would be something like: 50, 901, 8102, 72B, 4403A.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vocabulary<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Quanto \u00e9 a passagem? \/ Quanto custa a passage? \u2013 How much is the fare?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The word <em>passagem<\/em> can be used for different means of transportation and it translates as fare or ticket.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>passagem de \u00f4nibus \u2013 bus fare or ticket<\/li>\n<li>passagem de trem\/metr\u00f4 \u2013 train fare or ticket<\/li>\n<li>passagem de avi\u00e3o \u2013 plane ticket<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>Trocador\/trocadora \u2013 the person who sits at the turnstile on the bus, to whom you pay the fare.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>Desculpa, eu n\u00e3o tenho trocado \u2013 I&#8217;m sorry I don&#8217;t have change.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>When you use a R$20 or a R$50 note to pay for your <em>passagem<\/em>, it is polite to apologize for not having a smaller note.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>Esse \u00f4nibus vai ao Shopping Rio Sul? \u2013 Does this bus go to Shopping Rio Sul?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Esse \u00f4nibus passa na rua Cardeal Mota? &#8211; Does this bus go on rua Cardeal Mota?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>Voc\u00ea pode me avisar quando estiver chegando no Shopping Rio Sul? &#8211; Could you let me know when we&#8217;re approching Shopping Rio Sul?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Sometimes when you don&#8217;t know where to the off, you can ask the trocador\/trocadora to let you know. If you do so make sure you sit or stand where they can see you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li>Com licen\u00e7a, por favor \u2013 Excuse me, please.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Use it when you need to make your way through the crowd on a busy bus. It is also common to say only \u201clicen\u00e7a\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li>Quer que eu leve sua bolsa\/sacola\/mochila? &#8211; Would you like me to take your bag\/backpack?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>N\u00e3o precisa, obrigado. &#8211; No, thank you.<\/li>\n<li>Sim, obrigado. &#8211; Yes, please.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/06\/4688959027_88fca02f0e_z-350x256.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"Photo by Milton Jung\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/06\/4688959027_88fca02f0e_z-350x256.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/portuguese\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/06\/4688959027_88fca02f0e_z.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Getting the \u00f4nibus (bus) or any other transporte p\u00fablico (public transport) in a different country can be quite estressante (stressful). 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