By the mid 1960's the streetcars of Rio had all but disappeared. Electric busses were attempted as replacements, but they too gave way to the diesel transports that plow down the Avenidas today. Affectionately known to all Cariocas as Bondes these old time conveyances had a charm and élan modern modes of transportation decidedly lack. EAYEARBOOKS has been granted special permission by Online Video in conjunction with Transit Gloria Mundi to offer some excellent Rio Bonde footage with narration. These three segments were filmed along downtown streets in the late 1950's, and are culled from 14 minutes 25 seconds of rare Bonde footage originally released on the "Tramways of South America". If you are interested in seeing more trolley and light rail videos please visit the Transit Gloria Mundi website for a complete listing of available videos. These are MPEG-1 files and impractical to download on a dial-up connection. On a broadband connection each of these videos will download in less than six minutes. Assuming you are using a mouse configured for right-handers, RIGHT click the logo image and choose SAVE TARGET AS from the shortcut menu. Note what folder you have saved it to and open the file! The videos can be played back using RealPlayer or WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER. Sit back and enjoy classic scenes of when Rio had Bondes.

Rio Bondes Vol.1
Run Time 1:06

Rio Bondes Vol.2
Run Time 0:57

Rio Bondes Vol.3
Run Time 1:28

Transit Gloria Mundi is the source for NTSC copies while Online Video is the source for PAL copies. NTSC (VHS) is the video format used in the United States, Mexico and Canada. PAL (VHS) is the video format used in numerous European countries including United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and many other countries.

A Brief Look at a ALTO DA BOA VISTA Bonde.

Run Time 7 seconds