 The first five trams were built in Alstom's facility in La Rochelle, France and shipped to Rio in July 2015, and the remaining 27 were built in Alstom's facility in Taubaté, in the state of São Paulo.There are no overhead lines installed along the entire route.Instead, Alstom has equipped approximately 80% of the line with its proprietary ground-level power supply (APS) system.