Red Line (Rio de Janeiro)

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RJ-071
Red Line
Via Expressa Presidente João Goulart
Route information
Length25 km (16 mi)
Existed
  • 15 April 1978 (First phase)
  • 30 April 1992 (Second phase)
  • 11 September 1994 (Third phase)–present
Major junctions
North end Rod. Pres. Dutra in São João de Meriti
Major intersections Avenida Presidente Kennedy
BR-040
Yellow Line
Avenida Brasil
South endRebouças Tunnel [pt] in Rio de Janeiro
Location
CountryBrazil
StateRio de Janeiro
Highway system

The Red Line (Portuguese: Linha Vermelha) is an expressway in connecting São João de Meriti and Rio de Janeiro.

The first stage of the road was opened in 1978.[1]

  1. ^ "Faria Lima vai entregar hoje a Linha Vermelha". Jornal do Brasil (in Portuguese). 15 April 1978. Retrieved 22 July 2015.