Cinelândia Station

Cinelândia Station (Portuguese: Estação Cinelândia) is a station on the Rio de Janeiro Metro that services the Praça Marechal Floriano (commonly known as Cinelândia)[1] public square in the Centro neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Cinelândia
View of platforms at Cinelândia
General information
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
Location
Cinelândia
Location within Rio de Janeiro

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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