Flamengo Station

Flamengo Station is a subway station on the Rio de Janeiro Metro that services the neighbourhood of Flamengo in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. The station was opened in 1981 and was originally known as Morro Azul.

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Type: Metro station
Description: metro station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Also known as: “Flamengo” and “Morro Azul”
Address: Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Estádio de Laranjeiras and Guanabara Palace.

Estádio de Laranjeiras

Stadium

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Estádio de Laranjeiras, officially named Estádio Manoel Schwartz is a historic football stadium in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. The stadium currently holds 6,000 spectators but, due to its reduced capacity and a lack of safety permits, has not hosted professional football matches since 2003. Estádio de Laranjeiras is situated 620 metres west of Flamengo Station.

Guanabara Palace

Public building

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The Guanabara Palace is the official seat of the government of Rio de Janeiro state. It is located on Pinheiro Machado Street, in the Laranjeiras neighborhood, in the south zone of Rio de Janeiro, capital of the homonymous state. Guanabara Palace is situated 570 metres west of Flamengo Station.

Praça São Salvador

Park

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Praça São Salvador is a park, which is situated 400 metres northwest of Flamengo Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Flamengo and Laranjeiras.

Flamengo

Suburb

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Flamengo is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Laranjeiras

Suburb

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Laranjeiras is an upper-middle-class neighborhood located in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Primarily residential, It is one of the city's oldest neighborhoods, having been founded in the 17th century, with the construction of country houses in the valley located around the Carioca River, which bordered Corcovado Mountain.