Santa Teresa

Waiting for Bondinho

 

Tram Teardrop. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. September 2014. 

When you visit Rio's neighborhood Santa Teresa, you will notice one thing missing - the famous yellow street car. The tram system in Santa Teresa, also known as "bondinho", was taken out of commission following a fatal derailment accident. Since then, the "tram teardrop" symbol was adopted by local residents to show their sadness for the accident and for the loss of the "bondinho" which was closely identified with their neighborhood."