Rio de Janeiro regularizes 50 street vendors in Campo Grande under 'Ambulante em Harmonia' program
The Rio de Janeiro municipal government inaugurated a new phase of its "Ambulante em Harmonia" initiative in the Campo Grande neighborhood on July 11. Fifty street vendors received official licenses and standardized stalls—either 1.0 m × 1.10 m or 1.0 m × 1.50 m—to operate in designated sections of Rua Campo Grande and Rua Barcelos Domingos. The stalls are covered and the larger model targets sellers of vegetables and fruit.
The program, coordinated by the Secretaria Municipal de Ordem Pública and the Subprefeitura da Zona Oeste II, maps vendor locations to improve pedestrian circulation and public order. It is the 12th locality where the scheme has been implemented; other neighborhoods include Bonsucesso, Méier, Vila Isabel, Catete, Cacuia, Freguesia and Taquara. Since its launch, Rio has issued about 1,100 new authorizations and installed roughly 1,400 standardized stalls citywide. Officials Marcus Belchior and Bruno Ramos highlighted the aim of reconciling economic activity with organized public spaces, providing dignified work opportunities while enhancing urban mobility.