page_title: Central station
section_title: Brazil
hierarchical_section_title: Central station / Examples of central stations / America / South America / Brazil
caption_attribution_description: Português: Estação Ferroviária Central do Brasil
context_page_description: Central stations or central railway stations emerged in the second half of the nineteenth century as railway stations that had initially been built on the edge of city centres were enveloped by urban expansion and became an integral part of the city centres themselves. As a result, "Central Station" is often, but not always, part of the proper name for a railway station that is the central or primary railway hub for a city.
context_section_description: In Brazil, "Central Station" is called as "Estação Central" and can be a place that integrates bus or train.
  Central do Brasil, in Rio de Janeiro
  Estação da Luz, in São Paulo
caption: Estação Central do Brasil, in the downtown Rio de Janeiro.
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