Uruguaiana Station

Uruguaiana–Eng. Fernando Mac Dowell is a subway station on the Rio de Janeiro Metro which serves downtown Rio de Janeiro. It is on line 1 and line 2. The station was renamed in 2019 in honour of Fernando Mac Dowell, deputy mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro between 2017 and his death.
Wikipedia
Photo: Filipe Anacleto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Type: Metro station
  • Description: metro station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Also known as: “Uruguaiana / Centro”
  • Address: Centro, Rio de Janeiro

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Royal Portuguese Cabinet of Reading and Teatro João Caetano.

Museum
Photo: Stegop, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a library and lusophone cultural institution, is located in Luís de Camões Street, number 30, in the center of the city of , Brazil. is situated 270 metres south of Uruguaiana Station.

Theater building
Photo: Gaban, Public domain.
The João Caetano Theater is located in Tiradentes Square, in the Brazilian . It offers 1,139 seats, including 605 in the audience, 117 in the noble balcony and 417 in the simple balcony. It is the oldest playhouse in the city. is situated 350 metres south of Uruguaiana Station.

Church
Photo: Luisalvaz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 210 metres southwest of Uruguaiana Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Centro.

Suburb
Photo: Thiago Souza, CC0.
is a neighborhood in the of , . It represents the financial heart of the city, and the crux of the Central Region.

Photo: Thiago Souza, CC0.
Rio's is a district in the city of . has most of the city's notable churches and museums, including the Modern Art Museum, as well as many of its most famous bars.

Suburb
is a neighborhood of , . Its population in 2000 was 2186. Located on the coast, just north of the historical centre in downtown Rio, west of and east of , it contains several notable hospitals such as Hospital dos Servidores de Estado and Hospital Pro Matre; the name means "Health" in Portuguese.

Uruguaiana Station

Latitude
-22.90291° or 22° 54′ 11″ south
Longitude
-43.18182° or 43° 10′ 55″ west
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Inception
1980
Operator
MetrôRio
Open location code
589R3RW9+R7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5284484734
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
7538689
Wiki­data ID
Q9367230
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In Other Languages

From French to Russian—“Uruguaiana Station” goes by many names.

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