Central do Brasil

Estação Central do Brasil (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [istaˈsɐ̃w sẽˈtɾaw du bɾaˈziw]) is a major train station in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. The station is located in downtown Rio de Janeiro, along the Avenida Presidente Vargas and across from the Campo de Santana park. It is one of the most famous train stations in Brazil, and was previously called Estação Dom Pedro II, a name by which it is still also known unofficially. The station is the last stop of Rio de Janeiro's suburban railway network, as well as a hub for connection with the city subway and a bus station. Central do Brasil was also a preeminent stop in the interstate Central do Brasil railroad, which linked Rio de Janeiro with São Paulo and Minas Gerais, though the railroad is now deactivated. The station opened in 1858, and the current station building in the Art Deco style opened in 1943.