Uruguaiana Station

Uruguaiana–Eng. Fernando Mac Dowell (Portuguese: Estação Uruguaiana-Eng. Fernando Mac Dowell) is a subway station on the Rio de Janeiro Metro which serves downtown Rio de Janeiro.[1] It is on line 1 and line 2. The station was renamed in 2019 in honour of Fernando Mac Dowell (1945–2018), deputy mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro between 2017 and his death.[2]

Uruguaiana-Eng. Fernando Mac Dowell
Location	Rua da Alfândega Centro, Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Coordinates	22.90294°S 43.18173°W
Operated by	Metrô Rio
Line(s)	Line 1 Line 2
Other information
Station code	URG
History
Opened	1980
Previous names	Uruguaiana
Services
Preceding station   Metrô Rio   Following station Presidente Vargas toward Uruguai Line 1 Carioca toward General Osório Presidente Vargas toward Pavuna Line 2 Carioca toward Botafogo/Coca-Cola
Location
Uruguaiana-Eng. Fernando Mac Dowell Location within Rio de Janeiro

References

1. "Uruguaiana - Sobre a Estação". MetrôRio. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
2. Freire, Quintino Gomes (2019-11-01). "Fernando Mac Dowell, vice de Crivella, é homenageado com nome em estação do metrô". Diario do Rio (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-01-04.