Go Bike Rio

Any country that still has bicycles in its cities is a step ahead on the journey to promoting cycling as transportation. One unique aspect of urban life in Brazil is the presence of cargo bikes in the larger cities. In the Copacabana neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro alone, there are over 11,000 deliveries by cargo bike each day to the neighborhood’s population of 500,000. Whereas families and small businesses own the 40,000 cargo bikes in Copenhagen, in Rio and other Brazilian cities these bikes are for goods and services delivery. It’s impressive to see a pile of mattresses or a refrigerator rolling past you on the street. Let alone dry-cleaning, pets, or pizza deliveries.