Macao’s transport system: from tradition to modernity, 1880-1930
Resumo
This article analyses the evolution of the land transport system in
Macao, from the traditional chairs and the typical rickshaws to the advent of the
automobile and of public transportation. The characteristics of the Macanese
streets, the high density of population and circulation in the commercial areas and
the introduction of automobile transport led to very critical reactions regarding the
new automobile era emerging at the time. However, within a decade only (1916-
-1926), the appeal of this new means of transport became irresistible, with a
growing adhesion to it. The cars, used mainly as entertainment, were followed by
utilitarian and accessible transports for the less wealthy, with the introduction and
considerable development of public transportation in the 1920s.
Macao’s transport system: from tradition to modernity, 1880-1930
Resumo
This article analyses the evolution of the land transport system in
Macao, from the traditional chairs and the typical rickshaws to the advent of the
automobile and of public transportation. The characteristics of the Macanese
streets, the high density of population and circulation in the commercial areas and
the introduction of automobile transport led to very critical reactions regarding the
new automobile era emerging at the time. However, within a decade only (1916-
-1926), the appeal of this new means of transport became irresistible, with a
growing adhesion to it. The cars, used mainly as entertainment, were followed by
utilitarian and accessible transports for the less wealthy, with the introduction and
considerable development of public transportation in the 1920s.
