Presidente Vargas Station
Presidente Vargas Station is a subway station on the Rio de Janeiro Metro that services the Rio de Janeiro downtown.Photo: Filipe Anacleto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Metro station
- Description: metro station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Also known as: “Saara / Presidente Vargas”
- Address: Centro, Rio de Janeiro
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Biblioteca Pública do Estado do Rio de Janeiro and Itamaraty Palace.
Biblioteca Pública do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Library
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0 br.
Biblioteca Pública do Estado do Rio de Janeiro is a library, which is situated 180 metres southwest of Presidente Vargas Station.
Itamaraty Palace
Public building
Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain.
The Itamaraty Palace is a 19th-century building of great historical and artistic value located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The palace was a noble residence, the seat of the Republican Government and of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Itamaraty Palace is situated 200 metres west of Presidente Vargas Station.
Valongo Wharf
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Valongo Wharf is an old dock located in the port area of Rio de Janeiro, between the current Coelho e Castro and Sacadura Cabral streets. Built in 1811, it was the site of landing and trading of enslaved Africans until 1831, with the blockade of Africa banning the Atlantic slave trade to Brazil. Valongo Wharf is situated 720 metres north of Presidente Vargas Station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Centro and Centro.
Centro
Photo: Thiago Souza, CC0.
Rio's Centro is a district in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Centro has most of the city's notable churches and museums, including the Modern Art Museum, as well as many of its most famous bars.
Centro
Suburb
Photo: Thiago Souza, CC0.
Centro is a neighborhood in the Central Region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It represents the financial heart of the city, and the crux of the Central Region.
Saúde
Suburb
Saúde is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its population in 2000 was 2186. Located on the coast, just north of the historical centre in downtown Rio, west of Praça Mauá and east of Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro, it contains several notable hospitals such as Hospital dos Servidores de Estado and Hospital Pro Matre; the name Saúde means "Health" in Portuguese.
Presidente Vargas Station
- Categories: underground station, railway station, station, and transportation
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.90329° or 22° 54′ 12″ southLongitude
-43.18621° or 43° 11′ 10″ westElevation
17 metres (56 feet)Operator
MetrôRioOpen location code
589R3RW7+MGOpenStreetMap ID
node 13821953331OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Presidente Vargas Station” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Presidente Vargas”
- Czech: “Presidente Vargas”
- French: “Presidente Vargas”
- Polish: “Presidente Vargas”
- Portuguese: “Estação Saara / Presidente Vargas”
- Portuguese: “Estação Saara/Presidente Vargas”
- Portuguese: “Presidente Vargas”
- Russian: “Президенти Варгас”
- Russian: “Саара/Президенти Варгас”
- Spanish: “Estación Saara / Presidente Vargas”
- “Saara / Presidente Vargas”
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