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Miramar 481, AM 4604, a Mercedes-Benz O364 on route 33A in central Niteroi from Sao Francisco. July 1982. It was common practice to have a variety of paper stickers in the front windscreen giving more detailed information about the route. ©Don Hudson CP 2928, 8071 in the Pluma fleet, waiting to load in Rio bus station on the long run to Buenos Aires. This was a Nielson Diplomata bodied Scania taken in July 1982 ©Don Hudson Combratur Turismo 17, XM 8803, a Marcopolo II bodied Mercedes-Benz parked on Ipanema promenade. The locals enjoying their winter in July 1982 ©Don Hudson Viacao Verdun 71152, XN 0557, a Marcopolo bodied Mercedes-Benz truck based chassis. Operating on route 217 to Andarai via Uruguai, S Pena, M Barros, P Bandeira and E Ferro (the railway station). The first two digits of the fleet number identify the operator and the last three are that operator\’s fleet number. Taken in July 1982 ©Don Hudson Sao Jorge 680 (GG 6825), a Mercedes-Benz O355 waiting at Belo Horizonte bus station after arriving from Vespasiano on route 40. Taken in July 1982. ©Don Hudson Viacao Aracatuba 175 (AM 3390), a Mercedes-Benz with Marcopolo Veneza II bodywork in Niteroi (across the estuary from Rio)on route 47 from Canto do Rio, taken in July 1982. ©Don Hudson XN 3451, no.015 in an unidentified Rio Sightseeing fleet, is Mercedes-Benz L608D with Marcopolo Junior bodywork. Taken near The Sugar Loaf in July 1982. ©Don Hudson Itapemirim 10085 (CZ5635) is a Mercedes-Benz O355/6 with Nielson Diplomata coachwork. These vehicles were first introduced in 1981 and used for long distance express work. This was taken in July 1982 inside Rio bus station (sorry, I never caught any outside so it is a bit dark) waiting to load for Sao Paulo. ©Don Hudson Viacao Cometa 4326 (HY 2605)is a Scania 116 with Ciferal Dinassauro II coachwork. Taken in Rio de Janeiro in July 1982 ©Don Hudson Auto Onibus Columbia 31517 (XN 0122), a Condor bodied Mercedes-Benz. Passengers board at the rear where there is a small open area. They would then pass into the body of the bus, via a turnstile, and pay a seated conductor and would alight from the front of the bus. The horizontal windscreen sticker announces a flat fare of 45 Cruzeiros. ©Don Hudson San Marino Neobus Spectrum City MBB OF 14-18/52 – Real Rio Transport Garage – S�o Jo�o de Meriti – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil – May,23,2009 © SYDNEY JUNIOR San Marino Neobus Spectrum City MBB OF 14-18/52 – Real Rio Transport Garage – S�o Jo�o de Meriti – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil – May,23,2009 – SYDNEY JUNIOR San Marino Neobus Mega – MBB OF14-18/52 – Flores Transports Company Garage – S�o Jo�o de Meriti – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil. SYDNEY JUNIOR EMPRESA TRANSPORTES FLORES Ciferal GLS Bus – MBB OF13-18 – Via��o Beira Mar Garage – S�o Jo�o de Meriti – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil. © SYDNEY JUNIOR One of the best, a Mau� has 100 Pra�a 15 x Niter�i/ December, 03rd 2004 © Alex de Souza/OCD Busscar on Road BR 101 Santa Catarina Brazil ©Marlo Lemos Nielson Diplomata 350 Joinville Esporte Clube (JEC – Soccer Team)Nielson – Busscar Volvo B10M ©Marlo Lemos Eucatur Marcopolo Strada – Mercedes Benz ©Marlo Lemos The only car of Busscar Urbanuss 99, from Via o Fortaleza of Niter i, RJ. Photographed at November 11th 2009 at the Jo o Goulart Bus Station, Niter is downtown. ©Alexandre Figueiredo Ciferal Citmax Bus from Expresso Garcia, formerly seated at So Gon alo city and currently seated at Niter i. Photographed at Mario Viana street in Santa Rosa region. ©Alexandre Figueiredo Auto Via��o Bangu and its beautiful design created by Alvaro Gonzalez from IDBus. Photographed at Tiradentes Square, Rio de Janeiro, in November 6th 2009. ©Alexandre Figueiredo Expresso Pegaso replaced Via��o Oriental for the S-14 Campo Grande / Tiradentes bus line. Via��o Oriental only got old and dirty buses, some with air-conditioned turned off. This bus is conventional. ©Alexandre Figueiredo Midibus CAIO Induscar Foz Super II, from Niter�i\’s Auto �nibus Brasilia, photographed in December 12th 2009, near Vital Brazil\’s Institute, also in Niter�i. Bras�lia has a beautiful design made by Alvaro Gonzalez from IDBus. Alvaro was awarded for this design conception. ©Alexandre Figueiredo Prefeitura municipal de S�o Jos� do Vale do Rio Preto – RJ – Brazil ©Sidnei Junior Caio Apache VIP II, Scania F230 Vehicle in test in the Transporte Tropical – Aracaju/Sergipe/Brazil ©Jos� Franca Neto (CFO-SE) Marcopolo G7 1200 Scania K310 da Real Bus com numera��o 0248 na Linha Jo�o Pessoa X Campina Grande. Foto tirada na rodovi�ria de Jo�o Pessoa, capital paraibana. ©Para�ba Bus Team Tirada em janeiro de 2011 em Jo�o Pessoa/Para�ba/Brasil ©Para�ba Bus Team Torino Santo André Marcopolo Torino 07 MBB OF1722M Viação Guaianazes – Santo Andrè-SP © Develyn Nascimento PI: Mega BRT Marcopolo Paradiso 1200 G6 with Mercedes-benz O-400 RSD in Balsas-Maranh�o-Brazil © Lopestur BR – LLE-5047 Scania/Neobus belonging to City Rio Tours. Has a front air-conditioned compartment for 12 passengers and an open rear compartment for 40 passengers. Photographed Christ The Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, brazil. March 2013 ©Andy McClelland Return to country Index
