Sep 1, 2011

Bus Passengers Robbed in Downtown Rio

Bus Passengers Robbed in Downtown Rio

RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Passengers riding a bus serving the Castelo-Maricá line in downtown Rio de Janeiro were robbed by two armed men who took over the bus late Wednesday night, reported terra.com.

Public Transit bus in Rio de Janeiro

Bus in Rio (photo: volkswagenag.com)

The men, who boarded the bus at the Menezes Cortez Terminal in the center of Rio de Janeiro, announced the robbery and proceeded to take cell phones, watches and $200 reals in cash (about $150 dollars). The driver was forced to take Avenida Brazil to the Parque Alegria slum in the north of the city where the bandits fled.

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  1. It is just hard to feel safe outside nowadays specially after dark. I feel sorry for those people who were robbed. It is only good that they were not harmed.

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