Central do Brasil

Central do Brasil is a railway station in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Central do Brasil is situated nearby to the suburb Gamboa, as well as near Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Central do Brasil and Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí.

Central do Brasil

Railway station

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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 210 metres east of Central do Brasil.

Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí

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The Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí is a purpose-built parade area built for the Rio Carnival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue is also known as Passarela Professor Darcy Ribeiro or simply the Sambódromo in Portuguese or Sambadrome in English. Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí is situated 1 km southwest of Central do Brasil.

Valongo Wharf

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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 1 km northeast of Central do Brasil.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Centro and Gamboa.

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.

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.

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.

Central do Brasil

Type: Railway station
Categories: building and transportation
Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude

-22.9041° or 22° 54′ 15″ south

Longitude

-43.19337° or 43° 11′ 36″ west

Open location code

589R3RW4+9M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8025693525

OpenStreetMap feature

building=train_station

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