Eduardo Paes asks Rio residents to plan for a “super holiday” at the G20
The population of the city of Rio de Janeiro (RJ) will need to be aware of the restrictions and impacts caused by the G20 Social and the G20 Leaders Summit during the “super holiday” from November 15th to 20th. The warning was made by the mayor Eduardo Paes (PSD)when presenting, on Thursday morning (31), the first information about the operational scheme organized for the event.
In addition to the Proclamation of the Republic, on November 15th, and Black Consciousness, on the 20th, the city will have two holidays on November 18th and 19th, when leaders from more than 50 countries and international organizations will meet in the city.
“Cariocas are used to large international events being held, but it is important to note that, from November 14th, we will already have things happening in our city. It’s no surprise that the city hall declared a holiday on the 18th and 19th,” said Paes, who foresees sunny days and mild weather on the holidays, which also include a weekend.
“It’s good, wonderful, everyone likes it. Everyone can go to the bar for a beer, go to the beach. No one will be prevented from circulating, but understanding that they have to plan because the city will not be experiencing a normal period”, he recommended.
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Main changes
The main change in Rio’s holiday routine will be on the waterfront and at Aterro do Flamengo. There will be no closure of leisure area tracks in these regions from November 15th to 20th.
The holiday decree for the 18th and 19th does not include street commerce; bars and restaurants; bakeries; hotels, inns and inns; shopping centers, commercial centers and galleries; cultural establishments; tourist attractions; industries in the north and west; journalistic and broadcasting companies; establishments that operate remotely; public and private health services; private security; public transport; garbage collection; and wholesale establishments.
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G20 Social
The “superholiday” program begins with the G20 Social, the Global Alliance Festival and the U20, a world meeting of mayors, events that will be held in the region between Praça Mauá and Boulevard Olímpico.
Between the 14th and 16th of November, access to this region will be controlled and will only be possible from three points: Praça Mauá, Rua Barão de Tefé and AquaRio. No type of accreditation or entry will be required, but there will be security controls at these points.
The G20 Social and the Global Alliance Festival are expected to bring around 40,000 people a day to the port area. There will be no street closures in the surrounding area, but the city recommends that the population use the VLT to reach the location.
The Parada dos Museus, Utopia and Parada dos Navios stations will be closed, and it will be necessary to choose other closer stations to disembark and go through the controlled accesses.
Debates
The G20 Social debates are an initiative of Brazil as president of the group and will bring together thousands of members of civil society organizations in the three days of debates, which will be mainly concentrated in Espaço Kobra. In the final plenary, scheduled for November 16, 5 thousand people are expected.
The Global Alliance Festival will take place between November 14th and 16th, between 6pm and midnight, on a stage in Praça Mauá. Big names such as Ney Matogrosso, Zeca Pagodinho, Seu Jorge, Daniela Mercury, Diogo Nogueira, Maria Rita are scheduled for the presentations.
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Leaders Summit
The culmination of the event, however, will be held at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM), which will host the G20 leaders’ summit. The 55 delegations from countries and international organizations will travel towards the location with an average of six vehicles per delegation, in addition to the scouts.
Therefore, the city hall asks the population to avoid the Linha Vermelha, Avenida Brasil and Linha Amarela from Sunday (November 17th), when many of these leaders will be arriving at Galeão International Airport and moving to hotels in Barra da Tijuca and the south zone.
On the 17th, 18th and 19th of November, there will be a total blockage of the tracks at Aterro do Flamengo between the Monument to Estácio de Sá and Trevo dos Estudantes. The population will be able to visit Parque do Flamengo, but will only be able to use the underground passages. All walkways will be closed.
On November 18th and 19th, delegations must also travel from hotels on the seafront to MAM, causing a large flow of vehicles with scouts in the neighborhoods of Barra da Tijuca, São Conrado, Leblon, Ipanema, Copacabana, Botafogo and Flamengo.
Airport and GLO
At the end of the presentation, Eduardo Paes once again defended that flights from Santos Dumont Airport be transferred to Galeão Airport on the 18th and 19th of November, as the former is neighboring MAM, where the heads of state will meet. “I imagine they will formalize this between today and tomorrow. That they will close”, he stated.
Paes also stated that he has confidence in the enactment of the Law and Order Guarantee (GLO) so that the federal government can act to ensure the city’s security during the events. “What we know is that they have already decided on the GLO, but those who will detail it are the federal forces and the state government.”
(With Agência Brasil)
