Túnel Zuzu Angel, Tunnel in the South Zone, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The Túnel Zuzu Angel is a 1,522-metre road tunnel opened in June 1971, cut through the slope between Gávea and São Conrado in Rio de Janeiro's South Zone. Its two parallel bores have rounded portals lined with dark masonry, each framed by a curved band of light-grey material; the right-hand portal is partly screened by vegetation. It forms part of the Sistema Zuzu Angel on the Lagoa-Barra axis.

Opened in June 1971, the tunnel was renamed to honor fashion designer Zuzu Angel, who fought against military repression and died in 1976 following an attack by authorities.

The tunnel's name honours Zuzu Angel, the Minas Gerais-born fashion designer found dead on 14 April 1976 among the wreckage of her Karmann Ghia at one of its accesses, after her car was forced down an embankment. A week before, she had sent Chico Buarque a letter stating that any accident to her would be the work of her son's murderers; Buarque sent sixty copies to public figures and the press, and none was published at the time.

The tunnel closes for maintenance on Mondays toward Gávea and Wednesdays toward São Conrado from 11 PM to 5 AM, except on holidays, to ensure proper functioning and safety.

The tunnel's name honours Zuzu Angel, the Minas Gerais-born fashion designer found dead in April 1976 among the wreckage of her Karmann Ghia at one of its accesses. A week before, she had sent a letter to Chico Buarque stating that any apparent accident would be the work of her son's killers; Buarque sent sixty copies to the press and personalities, but nothing was published at the time.