Flamengo Station

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Flamengo
Flamengo Station in 2014
General information
LocationFlamengo, Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Coordinates22°56′16″S 43°10′41″W / 22.9378099°S 43.1781503°W / -22.9378099; -43.1781503
Operated byMetrô Rio
Line(s)Line 1
Line 2
Construction
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeFLA
History
Opened1981; 43 years ago (1981)
Services
Preceding station Rio de Janeiro Metro Following station
Largo do Machado
towards Uruguai
Line 1 Botafogo/Coca-Cola
Largo do Machado
towards Pavuna
Line 2 Botafogo/Coca-Cola
towards Botafogo
Location
Flamengo is located in Rio de Janeiro
Flamengo
Flamengo
Location within Rio de Janeiro

Flamengo Station (Portuguese: Estação Flamengo) is a subway station on the Rio de Janeiro Metro that services the neighbourhood of Flamengo in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro.[1]

The station was opened in 1981 and was originally known as Morro Azul.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Flamengo - Sobre a Estação" (in Portuguese). MetrôRio. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  2. ^ "História" (in Portuguese). MetrôRio. Retrieved 18 September 2014. Em janeiro de 1981, foi a vez de a Estação Carioca ser concluída. No mesmo ano foram inauguradas também as Estações Catete, Morro Azul - hoje, Flamengo - e Botafogo.