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Central do Brasil building is spray-painted by vandals.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 4th February 2016: An act of vandalism has reached one of the main symbols of Rio's downtown. The building of the railway station Dom Pedro II, known as "Brazil's Central". The train station has existed since 1858 when the occasion was inaugurated by Dom Pedro II and his family. The current building was constructed in the 1930s and its tower 135 meters high houses a large clock with 4 sides with 10 meters high inaugurated in 1943. This watch was the action of a vandal who spray-painted the target site. Currently Central do Brasil is a large passenger terminal that houses trains, subway and dozens of bus lines in the surroundings that offer transportation throughout the metropolitan region of Rio de Janeiro. The location is in the vicinity of Marques de Sapucai Sambadrome where the samba schools parade in the city. (Photo by Luiz Souza/NurPhoto)

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