Honório Bicalho
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Honório Bicalho | |
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Village | |
  Honório Bicalho | |
| Coordinates: 20°01′20″S 43°49′28″W / 20.022102°S 43.824432°W | |
| Country | Brazil |
| State | Minas Gerais |
| Municipality | Nova Lima |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
Honório Bicalho is a community in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in the municipality of Nova Lima. The Rio das Velhas runs through the community from south to north.
The Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil was the first railway line to be built by the emperor Pedro II of Brazil, and was a backbone of the Brazilian railway system. The first stretch was opened in 1858. The Honório Bicalho station was opened in 1890, named after the engineer Honório Bicalho, who was involved in various public works on ports and railways. The station has been abandoned, although the tracks remain. The station was demolished in the late 1990s.[1]