Know the stations

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Line: Japeri

Local Attractions: Beija Flor Samba School

In the 17th century, hundreds of sugar plantations (fazendas) and sugar mills sprung up in the Baixada Fluminense and became the foundation of Rio de Janeiro's economy at the time. One of them was Fazenda São Mateus, which three centuries later became the municipality of Nilópolis.

In 1914, the Dom Pedro II Railway line already crossed the lands of the farm and Mirandela (the owner of the site at that time) asked the Director of the Central Railway of Brazil, Paulo de Frontin, for the trains to stop there - even though there was no  platform for loading and unloading people and goods. Paulo de Frontin agreed to the request and the “Parada São Mateus” stop, as it became known, stood in front of the only warehouse in the area.

In the same year, engineer Lucas Neiva started working on the construction of a railway station to take the place of the stop. On November 8, the “Engenheiro Neiva Station” was inaugurated.

In 1916, the Progresso São Mateus Carnival block, had as its president of honor the President of Rio de Janeiro and former President of the Republic, Nilo Peçanha, who had made great advances for the population, such as the introduction of the electricity network and the improvement to the water supply.. Nilo Peçanha therefore became an idol to the area and the town of Engenheiro Neiva was elevated in stature to the District of Nova Iguaçu, starting the process of its emancipation.

Years later, the group was renamed “Bloco Progresso de Nilópolis”, in honor of its patron, and the place began to be known as “Nilópolis” (city of Nilo). The station then received its definitive name, “Nilópolis Station”.

On August 21, 1947, Nilópolis finally achieved its emancipation, which accelerated its economic and social development.