Paula Manoela dos Santos
Urban Mobility Manager, WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities

Paula Santos is the Urban Mobility Manager at WRI Brasil Ross Center for Sustainable Cities.
She has worked on the improvement of EMBARQ's SimBRT - the EMBARQ bus rapid transit (BRT) simulator - since 2009 on simulations in Belo Horizonte, Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia and Vitoria, among other cities in Brazil and around the world. She also has been working with the integration between public transportation structural corridors with feeder lines, bike paths and sidewalks, developing solutions in urban design for cities to be returned to people with accessibility and safety.
Paula holds a Master’s degree in Transportation Engineering from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and graduated in Civil Engineering at the same university.
Research
Projects
QualiÔnibus – Quality Public Transport
Visit ProjectWRI Brasil developed the QualiÔnibus Program to support cities and operators in the process of continuous quality improvement with a focus on people.
Part of CitiesSafe & Sustainable Mobility: Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety
Visit ProjectReducing road traffic fatalities and injuries through a comprehensive, data-driven approach.
Part of CitiesHealth & Road Safety
Visit ProjectCreating safer mobility systems to connect people to opportunities and foster sustainable, equitable cities.
Part of CitiesUrban Mobility
Visit ProjectImproving quality of life, health and opportunity in cities through sustainable and safe transport and urban design.
Part of Cities