The movement at the Governador José Rollemberg Leite Bus Terminal in Aracaju is intense. However, last Thursday, the 20th, the flow of passengers at the terminal already registered an increase.
In order to meet demand, interstate bus companies have added 99 extra buses. For trips within the state itself, there has been an increase of 30 buses in the fleet.
Although Socicam, the company responsible for managing the terminal, expects that by Ash Wednesday, the 26th, around 17,500 passengers will embark and disembark in Aracaju. “This year we expect an increase of 5% to 10% in movement.
Since yesterday (Thursday) the movement has increased, today we have also registered a large flow, at night this flow increases considerably, but the high point is Saturday”, says Elizabeth Gomes, administrative supervisor at Socicam.
Within the state, the most popular destinations during Carnival are Neópolis, Itabaiana, Propriá and Estância. Salvador, Maceió and Recife lead the ranking of preferred destinations for Sergipe residents outside the state. North East.
“Salvador is the main destination during Carnival. Demand for Recife was low during the week, but it has increased significantly today, and Maceió is also very popular. We will also have extra buses to Feira de Santana (BA) and Arapiraca (AL),” he says.
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Pharmacist Mariana Nobre adjusted her schedule and managed to schedule her trip for this Friday. The young woman will visit her family in Alagoas, but from there she will head to Salvador to enjoy Carnival in the capital of Bahia.
“Today I’m going to my family’s house in Penedo and from there I’m going to Salvador. At home I’ll rest and in Salvador or Aracaju I’ll party,” he jokes.
Financial assistant Larissa Souza also brought forward the trip to Friday.
She and her family are flying to Maceió today. We bought our tickets in advance to avoid the risk of not finding a seat to travel today.
This is the first time we are going to Maceió during Carnival and our expectation is to enjoy it a lot and rest too, he says.
Elizabeth advises passengers to arrive at the terminal early, purchase tickets in advance and be careful with their belongings.
“People should be careful with their luggage, documents and cell phones so as not to forget them on buses and in the terminal itself.
We even recommend that luggage be identified with the name and contact information so that in case of forgetfulness we can find the owners.
We have a lost and found section here in the terminal and on our website where people can report their loss and recover their belongings,” he advises.