the national guard- secretaria nacional de defesa civil are in charge of supervising and coordinating efforts in case of natural disasters, heavy rains, destruction - they can be contacted by visiting the official website.

the military firefighters - cbmerj - corpo de bombeiros militar do estado do rio de janeiro offers service regarding various emergencies, local, and statewide, and operates the helicopters that act in conjunction with the lifeguards on the beaches of rio - they can be contacted by visiting the official website.

the polícia rodoviária, or road patrol in english, addresses all problems that involve cars, car accidents, drivers, stolen cars, drunk driving and taxi issues - they strongly enforce 'rio lei seca', which is the campaign aimed at reducing drunk driving through constant and widespread controls.

with this movement, policemen within this unit are in charge of stopping cars in various areas of rio, every night and in particular during week-ends and holidays - located on rodovia presidente dutra kilometer 163 vigário geral, and they can be reached via telephone at 21 3503.9000, or via the official website.