also extremely common across many favelas with wider passages and / or set on flatland as opposed to hills, are minivans - born as a semi-official parallel mean of public transportation, minivans have been legalized and granted transport right within many areas where standard large-size buses cannot enter due to narrow roads.

minivans can differ in size, model, and maintenance level - so it is important to only board minivans that exhibit some kind of official certification on the front windshield or on the side.

depending on the favela and the presence of drivable roads, some are also accessible by standard taxi cabs, such as tabajaras & cabrito in copacabana or vidigal in leblon.