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São Cristóvão Station
São Cristóvão Station ( pt, Estação São Cristóvão) is a railway station in São Cristóvão, Rio de Janeiro which is serviced by the Rio de Janeiro Metro and SuperVia. Supervia station History São Cristóvão Station was opened on 16 July 1859, being part of the first section of the Central do Brasil Railroad, between Rio de Janeiro and Nova Iguaçu. With the growth of the city of Rio de Janeiro, passenger trains started to run with ever increasing frequency, and suburban trains started running in the 1920s. During the electrification works of the Central do Brasil railroad (1934–1937), São Cristóvão Station was reconstructed, with a mezzanine over the tracks. With the expansion of services on the railroad between 1963 and 1972, new platforms were built, and the mezzanine over the station was expanded. Despite this, the station could not keep up with the number of passengers. On 12 October 1974, during the Children's Day festivities in the Quinta da Boa Vi ...
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São Cristóvão, Rio De Janeiro
SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U.S. * SAO, the ICAO airline designator for Sahel Aviation Service, Mali * SAO, the IATA airport code for airports in the São Paulo metropolitan area, Brazil * Serb Autonomous Regions during the breakup of Yugoslavia * São Paulo, the largest city in Brazil Science * Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory of the Smithsonian Institution in Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. ** Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory Star Catalog, which assigns SAO catalogue entries * Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science (SAO RAS) Entertainment * ''Sword Art Online'', a Japanese light novel series ** ''Sword Art Online'' (2012 TV series), an anime adaptation of the light novels * Sao Sao Sao, a Thai pop music trio Other uses * ...
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Greater Rio De Janeiro
Greater Rio de Janeiro, officially the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Region (''Grande Rio'', officially ''Região Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro'', in Portuguese language, Portuguese) is a large metropolitan area located in Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro States of Brazil, state in Brazil, the second largest in Brazil and third largest in South America. It consists of 22 Municipalities of Brazil, municipalities, including the state capital, Rio de Janeiro. The metropolitan area of Rio de Janeiro is known as a historical, cultural and economic centre of Brazil, with a total population of 13 million inhabitants. The region was first officially defined on July 1, 1974, less than 1 year before the fusion of Guanabara (state), Guanabara into Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro. Several Municipalities of Brazil, municipalities show a high level of conurbation, with Rio de Janeiro–Baixada Fluminense and Niterói–São Gonçalo, Rio de Janeiro, São Gonçalo being the ...
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Maracanã Station
Maracanã Station ( pt, Estação Maracanã), formerly known as Derby Club Station ( pt, Estação Derby Club), is a railway station in Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro which services the Maracanã Stadium. The station is serviced by the Rio de Janeiro Metro and SuperVia SuperVia Trens Urbanos () (English: ''SuperVia Urban Trains'') is a rapid transit and commuter rail company operator, founded in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in November 1998. It carries around 750,000 passengers a day on a railroad network comprising .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Maracana Station Line 2 (Rio de Janeiro) Metrô Rio stations SuperVia stations ...
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Praça Da Bandeira
Praça da Bandeira is a neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ..., Brazil. References Neighbourhoods in Rio de Janeiro (city) {{RiodeJaneiro-geo-stub ...
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Brazilian Cruzeiro (1970–1986)
Brazilian cruzeiro refers to any of four distinct Brazilian currencies: * Brazilian cruzeiro (1942–1967), worth 1,000 Brazilian réis * Brazilian cruzeiro (1967–1986), denominated ''cruzeiro novo'' between 1967 and 1970 in the transition from the previous standard banknotes to the new banknotes issued by Casa da Moeda do Brasil to avoid confusion between the old and the new currency. * Brazilian cruzeiro (1990–1993), redenomination of cruzado novo stemming from the Plano Collor. * Brazilian cruzeiro real (1993–1994), currency with a view to facilitating accounting transactions in the transition between cruzeiro and Real, necessary due to the difficulties of accounting values at the time due to inflation. See also * Brazilian cruzado (1986–1989) * Brazilian cruzado novo (1989–1990) * ''O Cruzeiro ''O Cruzeiro'' (initially just ''Cruzeiro'') was a Brazilian illustrated weekly magazine, published in Rio de Janeiro from 1928 until 1985, with the exception of the peri ...
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Gramacho Station
Gramacho is a golf resort located to the east of Portimão in the Algarve region of Portugal. The resorts golf course was designed by Ronald Fream and Nick Price, and has hosted several prestigious tournaments, including the Ladies Open of Portugal on the Ladies European Tour. Golf course Scorecard See also * List of golf courses in Portugal This is a list of golf courses in Portugal. Algarve West Algarve * Álamos Golf * Alto Golf * Amendoeira Golf Resort **Faldo Course **O'Connor Jnr. Course * Boavista Golf * Espiche Golf * Morgado Golf * Palmares Golf **Alvor (9 holes) **Praia ( ... References {{reflist External linksGramacho Golf clubs and courses in Portugal Buildings and structures in the Algarve ...
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Belford Roxo Station
Belford may refer to: People *Belford (name) Places *Belford Historic District, a National Historic District in Georgetown, Texas *Belford, New Jersey, United States *Belford, New South Wales, Australia * Belford, Northumberland, England *Belford, Ontario, Canada, a former community in Pickering, Ontario between Whitevale, Ontario and Locust Hill, Ontario **Belford Hall, an 18th-century mansion house in Belford, Northumberland *Belford Roxo (Portuguese, "Purple Belfort"), a city in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Other uses *Belford Hospital, locally known as The Belford, a hospital in Fort William, Scotland *Belford's melidectes (''Melidectes belfordi''), a bird found in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea *Belford University Belford University was an organization that offered online unaccredited degrees for "life experience". The organization maintained a post office box in Humble, Texas, but its certificates were mailed from the United Arab Emirates. Along with many ..., ...
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Santa Cruz Station
Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnight hours on Christmas Eve of toys and candy or coal or nothing, depending on whether they are "naughty or nice". In the legend, he accomplishes this with the aid of Christmas elves, who make the toys in his workshop, often said to be at the North Pole, and flying reindeer who pull his sleigh through the air. The modern figure of Santa is based on folklore traditions surrounding Saint Nicholas, the English figure of Father Christmas and the Dutch figure of '' Sinterklaas''. Santa is generally depicted as a portly, jolly, white- bearded man, often with spectacles, wearing a red coat with white fur collar and cuffs, white-fur-cuffed red trousers, red hat with white fur, and black leather belt and boots, carrying a bag full of gifts for ...
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Japeri Station
Japeri () is a municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, southeast region of Brazil. This city was founded on June 30, 1991. Is very known to be located next to the last station of the largest branch of the railroad of Brazil ( Central do Brasil), whose image has been stamps in Brazil. The construction date of 1858 and was incorporated into the Central do Brasil in 1903. It was the first stop of compositions for São Paulo, including the famous ''Trem de Prata'' (Silver Train). The territory at the foot of the Serra do Mar, is bathed by rivers Guandu, Santana, Rio dos Poços, Rio D'Ouro, Santo Antonio, Ribeirão das Lages and São Pedro. In the district of Engenheiro Pedreira is the first public golf course of Brazil, sponsored by FGERJ - Golf Federation of Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, af ...
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Central Do Brasil
Central do Brasil () is a major train station in the Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro. It is the last stop of Rio's 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 is located in downtown Rio de Janeiro, along the Avenida Presidente Vargas and across from the Campo de Santana park. It was built in Art Deco Art Deco, short for the French ''Arts Décoratifs'', and sometimes just called Deco, is a style of visual arts, architecture, and product design, that first appeared in France in the 1910s (just before World War I), and flourished in the Unite ... style. References External links Photo Album of the Brazilian Railroads Metrô Rio stations SuperVia stations Art Deco architecture in Brazil Transport infrastructure com ...
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Deodoro Station
Deodoro Station is a railway station in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro that serves as the terminal of the Deodoro Line. It is also on the Santa Cruz and Japeri lines. History The station was opened in 1859 and was initially known as Sapopemba. It was part of the Mangaratiba branch of the Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil. The current name was adopted in the early 1900s in honour of Deodoro da Fonseca, the first president of Brazil. Access The station provides access to the Deodoro Olympic Park, which hosted events at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 .... Sources * Max Vasconcellos: Vias Brasileiras de Comunicação, 1928 References {{Reflist SuperVia stations ...
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Brazilian Development Bank
The National Bank for Economic and Social Development ( pt, Banco Nacional de Desenvolvimento Econômico e Social, abbreviated: BNDES) is a development bank structured as a federal public company associated with the Ministry of the Economy of Brazil. The stated goal is to provide long-term financing for endeavors that contribute to the country's development. BNDES is one of the largest development banks in the world (after the Chinese Development Bank, which boasts assets of around RMB 7.52 trillion, or around $1.2 tn). Its non-performing loan ratio is also less favorable (2.2%) compared to the CDB's that stands below 1%. Among the objectives of BNDES are the strengthening of the capital structure of private companies, the development of capital markets, the trading of machines and equipment and the financing of exports. Since its establishment on June 20, 1952, BNDES has financed large-scale industrial and infrastructure endeavors and has played a significant role in the suppor ...
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