travel time from ipanema to praia de charitas, the final point of the bus line, varies between 60 and 80 minutes. 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 here and here. praia de samanguaiá is a five minute walk past the final bus stop.
