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Varginha (CPTM)

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Obras da estação Varginha (2019)
Obras da estação Varginha (2019)

Varginha will be a train station on ViaMobilidade Line 9-Emerald, in the district of Grajaú in São Paulo. It is part of a plan of the State Government to extend the Line Emerald in 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) towards south of the city, from Grajaú station. It is being rebuilt in the place where was located the old Varginha station, which belonged to the Jurubatuba branch, of the extinct FEPASA. The branch was deactivated by CPTM on November 2001, "due to infrastructure precariousness" of the line at the time, which was not compatible with the rest of the railway, nor with the new administrative policies adopted by the company during that period, as it aimed a "pattern elevation" of the services provided by the company, transforming Line C-Celeste (current Line 9-Emerald), just like other railways transferred to it, from suburban services to metropolitan services. Currently, Line 9 is the only which operates in this model, popularly known as "surface metro", as the railway is completely segregated from external interferences and the trains operate in a less than 5 minutes time between trains. Before being deactivated by CPTM, the station had an average movement of 30,000 passengers per day. Besides the station is named Varginha, referencing Jardim Varginha neighbourhood, located southeast of the station, the station building is in southwest of Vila Natal neighbourhood, in the limits with Jardim Guanabara, South Side of São Paulo.

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Varginha (CPTM)
Avenida Paulo Guilguer Reimberg, São Paulo

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Estação Varginha

Avenida Paulo Guilguer Reimberg
04858-570 São Paulo, Parelheiros
São Paulo, Brazil
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2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
2008 Brazilian Grand Prix

The 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix (formally the Formula 1 Grande Prêmio do Brasil 2008) was a Formula One motor race held on 2 November 2008 at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace, Interlagos, in São Paulo, Brazil. It was the eighteenth and final race of the 2008 Formula One World Championship. Ferrari driver Felipe Massa won the 71-lap race from pole position; this was the last of Massa's 11 Grand Prix wins. Fernando Alonso finished second in a Renault, and Massa's teammate Kimi Räikkönen finished third. Massa started the race alongside Toyota driver Jarno Trulli. Massa's teammate Räikkönen began from third next to McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton. Rain fell minutes before the race, delaying the start, and as the track dried Massa established a lead of several seconds. More rain late in the race made the last few laps treacherous for the drivers, but could not prevent Massa from winning the Grand Prix. Sebastian Vettel of Toro Rosso finished in fourth place behind Alonso and Räikkönen. Hamilton passed Toyota's Timo Glock in the final corners of the race to finish fifth, securing him the points needed to take the Drivers' Championship. Hamilton received praise from many in the Formula One community, including former champions Damon Hill and Michael Schumacher. The McLaren driver also received official congratulations from Queen Elizabeth II and British prime minister Gordon Brown. Massa's win and Räikkönen's third place helped Ferrari win the Constructors' Championship. The Grand Prix was 13-time Grand Prix winner David Coulthard's final race; the Scot retired after 246 race starts.