the drivers are known for the fast speeds at which they drive, unfortunately most of the time they lack the required attention for such speeds and road accidents are quite common occuring as much as twice a day.

legislations have altered the operational services of mini vans, and as of 2013 they are no longer able to operate in the central or south zone of rio where there is already adequate public transport - the exception to this is the service provided between vidigal and rocinha.

the vans that service the areas of the west zone and north zone still continue to function - they can also be seen outside events and concert venues taking passengers to certain areas of the city.