Botafogo Station

Botafogo Station (Portuguese: Estação Botafogo; previously Botafogo/Coca-Cola Station^[2]) 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]

LocationRua Nelson Mandela
Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro
Brazil

Coordinates22.950236°S 43.184197°W / -22.950236; -43.184197

Operated byMetrô Rio

LinesLine 1
Line 2

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Botafogo
Train at Botafogo 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
Lines	Line 1 Line 2
Connections	Metrô Na Superfície bus - Botafogo to Gavéa[1]
Construction
Accessible	yes
Other information
Station code	BTF
History
Opened	1981; 45 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 Location within Rio de Janeiro

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The station was renamed on 1 January 2021, from Botafogo Station to Botafogo/Coca-Cola Station,^[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 before the 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, and it was chosen for the purchase due to its proximity to Coca-Cola's headquarters, on Botafogo Beach.^[5] This change was subsequently reverted between 5 and 7 November 2022, removing the branding and restoring the station's original name.^{[6][better source needed]}

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  The station in March 2022, when it was still "Botafogo/Coca-Cola"
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  The station in February 2023, after its name was reverted to simply "Botafogo"