Cantagalo Station

Cantagalo / Copacabana Station is a station on Line 1 of the Rio de Janeiro Metro located in the Copacabana borough of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The station was opened in 2007.

Photo: Martins, Tito, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Type: Metro station
Description: metro station in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Also known as: “Metrô Cantagalo”
Address: Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Cine Roxy and Morro do Cantagalo.

Cine Roxy

Movie theater

Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.

Cine Roxy is a movie theater, which is situated 470 metres east of Cantagalo Station.

Morro do Cantagalo

Peak

Photo: Donatas Dabravolskas, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Morro do Cantagalo is a peak.

Fort Copacabana is a military base at the south end of the beach that defines the district of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The base is open to the public and contains the Museu Histórico do Exército and a coastal defense fort that is the actual Fort Copacabana. Fort Copacabana is situated 1½ km southeast of Cantagalo Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zona Sul and Bairro Peixoto.

Zona Sul

Photo: Adam63, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The South Zone of Rio de Janeiro is where most tourists usually stay. Lots of hotels, from the fancy 5-stars like Copacabana Palace to hostels, are to be found in the neighborhoods of Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon, which also have three famous beaches, the latter two just being separated by the canal that drains the Lagoa into the sea.

Bairro Peixoto

Neighborhood

Bairro Peixoto is a region in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but it is not officially recognized as a neighborhood. Officially, it forms part of the neighborhood of Copacabana, but has distinct characteristics.

Copacabana

Suburb

Photo: Gustavo Facci, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Copacabana is a Brazilian bairro located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is most prominently known for its 4 km balneario beach, which is one of the most famous in the world.

Cantagalo Station

Categories: underground station, railway station, station, and transport
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-22.97549° or 22° 58′ 32″ south

Longitude

-43.19446° or 43° 11′ 40″ west

Established

2007

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

MetrôRio

Open location code

589R2RF4+R6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 712849124

OpenStreetMap feature

public_transport=station

OpenStreetMap feature

railway=station

Wikidata ID

Q2028711

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In Other Languages

From French to Urdu—“Cantagalo Station” goes by many names.

French: “Cantagalo / Copacabana”
Polish: “Cantagalo”
Portuguese: “Estação Cantagalo”
Portuguese: “Estação Cantagalo/Copacabana”
Russian: “Кантагалу”
Spanish: “Estación Cantagalo / Copacabana”
Spanish: “Estación Cantagalo/Copacabana”
Urdu: “کانٹاگالو اسٹیشن”
“Cantagalo”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: 17º Grupamento de Bombeiro Militar Copacabana and Praça Eugênio Jardim.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Cantagalo / Copacabana - Sentido Gen. Osório / Jd. Oceânico and Cantagalo / Copacabana - sentido Uruguai.

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