Uruguaiana Station

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Uruguaiana-Eng. Fernando Mac Dowell
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General information
LocationRua da Alfândega
Centro, Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Coordinates 22°54′11″S43°10′54″W / 22.90294°S 43.18173°W / -22.90294; -43.18173
Operated by Metrô Rio
Line(s)
Other information
Station codeURG
History
Opened1980;44 years ago (1980)
Previous namesUruguaiana
Services
Preceding station Rio de Janeiro Metro Following station
Presidente Vargas
towards Uruguai
Line 1 Carioca
Presidente Vargas
towards Pavuna
Line 2 Carioca
towards Botafogo
Location
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Uruguaiana-Eng. Fernando Mac Dowell
Location within Rio de Janeiro

Uruguaiana–Eng. Fernando Mac Dowell (Portuguese : Estação Uruguaiana-Eng. Fernando Mac Dowell) is a subway station on the Rio de Janeiro Metro which serves downtown Rio de Janeiro. [1] It is on line 1 and line 2. The station was renamed in 2019 in honour of Fernando Mac Dowell (1945–2018), deputy mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro between 2017 and his death. [2]

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References

  1. "Uruguaiana - Sobre a Estação". MetrôRio. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  2. Freire, Quintino Gomes (2019-11-01). "Fernando Mac Dowell, vice de Crivella, é homenageado com nome em estação do metrô". Diario do Rio (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-01-04.