News A special version of the Rio de Janeiro public transport pass, known as the Rio 2016 Games RioCard, is now available from sales points including the city’s two airports, main bus terminal, metro stations and BRT (bus rapid transit) stops The passes can also be bought from Pier Mauá and seven RioCard stores in Rio de Janeiro and the wider metropolitan region RioCards are dispensed from dedicated machines that accept debit cards as well as cash The RioCard grants unlimited access to the city-wide public transport network during the Games period, including municipal bus, metro, BRT and SuperVia (train) services, with the exception of the city’s executive buses (known as frescões) Cards are available for one day (R$25 – US$7 67), three days (R$70 – US$21 47) or seven days (R$160 – US$49), and may be used from the moment of activation until 23:59 of the last calendar day for which they are valid, with a further two hours’ grace period allowed for late finishing times Use of RioCards is restricted to one user, and cannot be transferred A minimum of 30 minutes must elapse between journeys before reuse They may be used from 1 August to 18 September, after which time they will serve as a pre-paid pass Rio launches travel card for public transport during Olympic and Paralympic Games Available online Cards may be ordered online but can only be delivered within Brazil  Olympic Family vehicles will benefit from exclusive lanes on Rio's road network (Daniel Coelho/Seconserva) Dedicated Olympic lanes will operate on a number of key transit corridors from 25 July, allowing Olympic Family vehicles accredited by the Rio 2016 Organising Committee to circulate between the Olympic Village and Rio 2016 competition venues This measure will remain in force until 22 August, the day after the Rio 2016 Olympic Games closing ceremony