Cordovil
- Saracuruna
Rua Itabira, s/n Cordovil - Rio de Janeiro - RJ CEP 21.215-310
- Weekdays: from 4:30 am to 10:45 pm
- Saturdays: from 4:45 am to 9:00 pm
- Sundays and holidays: from 5:15 am to 8:45 pm
The stations close before the last train passes, so if you want to get on the last train of the day, keep an eye on the closing time of your departure station.
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Train departures
- Weekdays
- Central do Brasil 4h46
- Gramacho 5h20
- Saturdays
- Central do Brasil 5h06
- Saracuruna 5h41
- Sundays
- Central do Brasil 5h40
- Saracuruna 6h43
- Weekdays
- Central do Brasil 22h32
- Gramacho 23h11
- Saturdays
- Central do Brasil 21h16
- Saracuruna 21h11
- Sundays
- Central do Brasil 19h50
- Saracuruna 20h53
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History
Line: Saracuruna
Local Attractions: Church of Nossa Senhora da Apresentação
The neighborhood pays homage to Bartolomeu Siqueira Cordovil, Portuguese nobleman, descendant of Spaniards from the city of Cordoba. The name “Cordovil” means “Cordoba leather”, which suggests that the family was involved in the leather trade. Bartolomeu acquired a sugar cane plantation the extent of which reached the parish of Irajá. The place received the name "Engenho do Provedor" and also had a small beach on the shores of Guanabara Bay. The plantation was inherited by his son, Francisco Cordovil. There, the Church of Nossa Senhora da Apresentação was built, one of the oldest in our city. In 1912, the plantation was divided into lots, and the Cordovil neighborhood emerged. Did you know that Cordovil is the only neighborhood in the city of Rio de Janeiro that has a flag officially recognized by law? Symbolizing the people's struggle, and showing the Cordovil family crest in its center, the flag was designed more than 700 years ago. A golden railway line at the bottom represents progress and the neighborhood‘s connection to other parts of the city by the railway.
