since then, the local car industry has grown to become one of the largest in the world, in terms of car manufacturing as well as consumption, which in recent times has shot up too - car registrations have grown incredibly, from 1.35 million in 2003 to 3.6 million in 2013, which have given the economy a significant boost.

rio de janeiro has also felt the effects of this car boom with the number of cars in the city growing at an estimated 40 percent over the last decade, with more than two million cars in the city alone - another popular motor vehicle are motorcycles, which can be practical and cheaper than a car.

motorcycles can be seen as a feasible form of transportation, considering traffic can be avoided, although the act of passing in between cars is not neccesarily legal - uphill communities have many of these vehicles seeing as they are used to provide residents and visitors alike with a convenient version of public transportation known as moto taxis.

in regards to the models and styles of cars that are found on the streets of marvelous city, the volkswagen gol is a particular model has had somewhat of a monopoly for almost 30 years now - the first volkswagen cars arrived in the country during the 1950's and  immediately became popular, with the gol model becoming the best selling car in 1987.