the 7003 bus also stops in copacabana along avenida nossa senhora de copacabana, at the bus stops marked brs3,  this is the main avenue one block away from the beach.

travel time from ipanema to niterói varies between 60 and 80 minutes - with he fastest travel time being very early in the morning, or during week-ends and holidays.

the buses display the sign 'niterói/charitas' and are operated by the two companies auto viação 1001 and braso lisboa, both lines follow an identical route - detailed bus itineraries for the two bus lines can be seen on this page and on this one.