🇧🇷 Brazil

Digitalising urban mobility for cleaner, smarter and more inclusive cities

Brazil is advancing policies and digital solutions that support low-carbon mobility. The ACCESS project is enabling more inclusive public transport and evidence-based transport planning. In Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte, new tools for mobility data, public transport information, active mobility monitoring and low-emission zones are being developed and tested to transform the transport landscape.

Why Brazil?

A highly urbanised country accelerating clean mobility

Transport is Brazil's largest source of energy-related emissions, accounting for 52.3% of the national total. Brazil has already established important policy foundations, including the National Urban Mobility Policy (PNMU), The Brazilian Charter for Smart Cities and the National Climate Plan 2024–2035. ACCESS builds on these efforts by helping national and municipal partners use digital tools, data and evidence to accelerate low-carbon mobility.

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Population
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Urban population
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Cities in scope
59-67% by 2035
CO₂ reduction target
Transport
Focus area
17% emissions
Approach
ACCESS in this country

Using digitalisation to improve how people and goods move

ACCESS in Brazil connects national policy support with practical implementation in Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte. In Rio de Janeiro, activities focus on public transport information and management, climate resilience, prevention of gender-based violence and harassment in public transport, low-emission-zone monitoring and digital origin-destination research. In Belo Horizonte, ACCESS supports active mobility monitoring, mobile bicycle counters, first- and last-mile bicycle integration, cycle logistics, and digital origin-destination research.

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Implement and evaluate digital pilots

Implement and evaluate pilot projects on transport digitalization in the cities of Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro, aiming to reduce GHG emissions and use its results to inform national transport digitalisation strategies.

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Strengthen local capacities and collaboration

Support the design of local policies for transport digitalization and decarbonization in the cities of Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro, aiming to reduce GHG emissions and use its results to inform national transport digitalisation strategies.

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Support evidence-based policymaking

Support the design of national policies aiming to reduce GHG emissions, provide guidance and capacity building, improve monitoring and evaluation, and raise investments for transport digitalization and decarbonization in Brazilian cities.

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Promote replication and regional learning

Supporting scale-up and replication in other cities and countries while contributing lessons to the ACCESS regional network.

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Rio de Janeiro

Strengthen monitoring of movements by developing an algorithm to count pedestrians and cyclists using existing cameras in the Low Emission Zone. Also improving management and information systems for public transport users, with a focus on extreme weather events.

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Belo Horizonte

Strengthen monitoring of movements by developing an algorithm to count pedestrians and cyclists using existing cameras in the Low Emission Zone.

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Partners & collaboration

Who makes ACCESS possible

ITDP Consortium partners

Overall project coordination and leadership in Brazil. Working with city authorities on pilot implementation and providing technical assistance to the national government.

UNDP Consortium partners

Leading the Digital Readiness Assessment

UNEP Consortium partners

Overall project lead

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Policymakers Understand LEZ guidance and new mobility technology as it becomes available.
City officials Explore pilot approaches for active mobility monitoring.
Public transport and technology actors Learn how digital tools can improve climate resilience, service information, safety and data-driven planning.
Researchers and civil society Follow lessons on mobility data, inclusion, gender-based violence prevention and active mobility monitoring.
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