Cinelândia Station () is a station on the

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that services the Praça Marechal Floriano (commonly known as Cinelândia) public square in the

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neighborhood of

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. In 1979, the Cinelândia station was opened as one of the first five stations of the then-new metro network. The metro station is located on the site of the former Monroe Palace, which served as home to the

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from 1914 to 1920, and later as home to the

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from the 1925 to 1960. This palace was demolished in 1976 on the order of Brazilian president

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, ostensibly in order to build the metro station.

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Line 1 (Rio de Janeiro) Metrô Rio stations Railway stations in Brazil opened in 1979 {{SouthAm-metro-stub