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]

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

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.