Central
Central is a railway stop in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Central is situated nearby to the museum Casa Histórica de Marechal Deodoro, as well as near the square Praça Procópio Ferreira.Photo: Filipe Anacleto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Quintinense, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Railway stop
- Description: metro station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Also known as: “Central do Brasil / Centro”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Central do Brasil and Campo de Santana.
Central do Brasil
Railway station
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Estação Central do Brasil is a major train station in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. The station is located in downtown Rio de Janeiro, along the Avenida Presidente Vargas and across from the Campo de Santana park. Central do Brasil is situated 180 metres north of Central.
Campo de Santana
Park
Photo: Martins, Tito, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Campo de Santana is a park located in the Praça da República in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The name of the plaza refers to the fact that it is located near the site where Brazil was declared a republic in 1889.
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 360 metres east of Central.
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.
Gamboa
Suburb
Gamboa is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gamboa, along with Santo Cristo and Saúde, is one of the oldest boroughs of Rio. It was originally settled by the aristocracy, due to the attractive position on the shores of Guanabara Bay, but lost its glamour when the docks were built.
Central
- Categories: metro station, underground station, transport stop, and transportation
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-22.90504° or 22° 54′ 18″ southLongitude
-43.19078° or 43° 11′ 27″ westInception
March 5th, 1979Open location code
589R3RV5+XMOpenStreetMap ID
node 712849025OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stopWikidata ID
Q9185936
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Russian—“Central” goes by many names.
- French: “Central”
- Polish: “Central (metro w Rio de Janeiro)”
- Polish: “Central”
- Portuguese: “Estação Central (Metrô do Rio de Janeiro)”
- Portuguese: “Estação Central (Metrô Rio)”
- Portuguese: “Estação Central do Brasil/Centro”
- Russian: “Сентрал ду Бразил / Сентру (станция метро)”
- Russian: “Сентрал ду Бразил/Сентру”
- “Central”
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Notable Places Nearby
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