Deodoro Station is a railway station in the West Zone of
Rio de Janeiro
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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
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Sources
* Max Vasconcellos: Vias Brasileiras de Comunicação, 1928
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