 Cabral stated that Tim Lopes's memory had been honored by Rio's government when the press room and a public high school were named after Lopes.A Gondola lift/cable car built by the Leitner-Poma group now spans the Complexo do Alemão allowing residents a faster commute.It is now possible for residents of remote hills within the Complexo to take a gondola across the stretches of favela and arrive at a point where they can catch a train going to other parts of Rio de Janeiro.