Botafogo/Coca-Cola Station[2] (Portuguese: Estação Botafogo/Coca-Cola) is a subway station on the Rio de Janeiro Metro that serves the neighbourhood of Botafogo in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro.[3]

Botafogo/Coca-Cola
Train at Botafogo/Coca-Cola station
General information
Location	Rua Nelson Mandela Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro Brazil
Coordinates	22.950236°S 43.184197°W / -22.950236; -43.184197
Operated by	Metrô Rio
Line(s)	Line 1 Line 2
Connections	Metrô Na Superfície bus - Botafogo to Gavéa[1]
Other information
Station code	BTF
History
Opened	1981; 41 years ago (1981)
Previous names	Botafogo
Services
Preceding station Rio de Janeiro Metro Following station Flamengo towards Uruguai Line 1 Cardeal Arcoverde towards General Osório Flamengo towards Pavuna Line 2 Terminus
Location
Botafogo/Coca-Cola Location within Rio de Janeiro

Previously named Botafogo Station, the station was renamed on 1 January 2021,[4] after a naming rights purchase by the Brazilian branch of The Coca-Cola Company. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Metrô Rio had been operating at a loss – in July 2020, the passenger flow was just 57% of what it had been in the same period pre-pandemic, and the accumulated deficit was already at R$ 150 million.[5] The station's naming rights sale was used as an alternate mean to generate revenue.[5] Botafogo station was chosen for the purchase due to its proximity to Coca-Cola's headquarters, on Botafogo Beach.[5]

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На других языках

[ru] Ботафогу (станция метро)