Cinelândia Station

Cinelândia Station (Portuguese: Estação Cinelândia) is a station on the Rio de Janeiro Metro that services the downtown of Rio de Janeiro.

Cinelândia
View of platforms at Cinelândia
LocationAvenida Rio Branco
Centro, Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Coordinates22.910889°S 43.175772°W / -22.910889; -43.175772
Operated byMetrô Rio
Line(s)Line 1
Line 2
Construction
Structure typeUnderground
Other information
Station codeCNL
History
Opened1979
Services
Preceding station   Metrô Rio   Following station
toward Uruguai
Line 1
toward Pavuna
Line 2
toward Botafogo
Location
Cinelândia
Location within Rio de Janeiro

The station is located at the Praça Marechal Floriano (commonly known as Cinelândia).[1]

The station is located on the site of the former Monroe Palace, which served as home to Brazil's Senate from the 1930s to 1960s.

References

  1. "Cinelândia - Sobre a Estação". MetrôRio. Retrieved 16 September 2014.


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