Flamengo Station

Flamengo
Flamengo Station in 2014
General information
Location	Flamengo, Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Coordinates	22.9378099°S 43.1781503°W / -22.9378099; -43.1781503
Operated by	Metrô Rio
Line(s)	Line 1 Line 2
Construction
Accessible	Yes
Other information
Station code	FLA
History
Opened	1981; 43 years ago (1981)
Services
Preceding station Rio de Janeiro Metro Following station Largo do Machado towards Uruguai Line 1 Botafogo/Coca-Cola towards General Osório Largo do Machado towards Pavuna Line 2 Botafogo/Coca-Cola towards Botafogo
Location 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

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.