Shortly after the merger of the States of Guanabara and Rio de Janeiro (1975), two important urban planning initiatives were implemented, both in 1977: the Basic Urban Plan (PUB-RIO) and the Integrated Transportation Plan (PIT Metrô).
The PUB Rio resulted from the agreement between the State and Municipal Governments and sought to delimit the functions between governments, whose scope of action had been modified by the merger. The Plan presented a diagnosis of a city that was growing according to the interests of real estate agents and the absence of a legal/administrative framework, and it followed the logic of master plans, also expressing a will for systematization of interventions, with the creation of the AP's (Planning Areas) and PEU's (Urban Structuring Projects), developed and approved from 1985 onward.
Image description: This is a black-and-white photograph of a man wearing a classic suit with a tie. He is facing the camera, with short hair combed back. His expression is serious, and he is looking directly at the lens. The windows behind him are closed, creating even lighting.Floriano Peixoto Faria Lima, governor of Rio de Janeiro (1975 to 1979). Agência Nacional Collection/ Arquivo Nacional.
The Rio PUB was exemplary in defining the concrete realization of the fusion of the states, whose full accomplishment occurred through the alignment between the governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Faria Lima, and the mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Marcos Tamoyo. Together, the two authorities appointed by the federal government carried out the reforms that met the guidelines of national urban policy.
Image description: The image is a black-and-white photograph. In the upper part, we see a background with plant elements, while the lower part shows a person seated, wearing a classic suit with a tie. The person appears focused, possibly reading something in front of them.Marcos Tamoyo, mayor of Rio de Janeiro (1975 to 1979). Wikimedia Commons
The PIT Metrô followed the same direction as the PUB Rio: it was presented in September 1977 and underscored the federal government's presence in the new dynamic. The underlying premises gained a more defined guideline: the transportation system. Due to its focus on circulation, the plan favored urban facilities and the construction of the subway system, which ended up taking over the plan and reshaping the city's structure far beyond transportation. The project was used to reverse movements considered harmful to the metropolis: it destroyed certain spaces where activities such as prostitution (in Cinelândia, for example) were beginning to gain a foothold. A project of technical scope, aiming to reach the entire city, the implementation of the subway came associated with a notion of urban "morality."
Image description: This is a black-and-white photograph showing a group of people at a construction site. From left to right, we see metal and wooden structures supported by pillars. In the center, there is a raised platform with metal plates marked "FERTEC". On the right, we see a brick wall. People are distributed at different levels of the structure, some walking and others talking.Chagas Freitas, governor of Guanabara (1971 to 1975) and of Rio de Janeiro (1979 to 1983), visiting the Metrô construction works in the 1970s. Wikimedia Commons
