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Location | Rua da Alfândega Centro, Rio de Janeiro Brazil | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 22°54′11″S43°10′54″W / 22.90294°S 43.18173°W | |||||||||||||||
Operated by | Metrô Rio | |||||||||||||||
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Station code | URG | |||||||||||||||
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Opened | 1980 | |||||||||||||||
Previous names | Uruguaiana | |||||||||||||||
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