The Avenida Presidente Vargas is one of the main
throughways in the city of
Rio de Janeiro
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. The road was designed by
Getúlio Vargas, who was president of
Brazil
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at the time, while the city of Rio de Janeiro was still the nation's federal capital.
The avenue connects the regions Leopoldina and Candelaria in downtown
Rio de Janeiro (city)
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...
and is about 3.5 km long. It runs alongside several major landmarks in the city, including the
Central do Brasil train station and the
Campo de Santana park.
History
The avenue was inaugurated in 1944.
In the process of construction, many historical musical landmarks - most famously,
Praça Onze de Junho—along with tenements and shacks that housed the red-light district in downtown Rio de Janeiro were demolished.
References
Streets in Rio de Janeiro (city)
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