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Ilha Fiscal

Ilha Fiscal, or Fiscal Island, is an in , bordering the historic city center of , in southeastern Brazil. Originally named by Europeans as Rat Island, its current name comes from the fact that the customs department has been stationed there before Guarda Fiscal, serving the port of the then-capital of the Empire during the nineteenth century.
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Photo: Marinha do Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: island in Rio de Janeiro
  • Historically known as: “Rat Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ilha das Cobras and Santos Dumont Airport.

Islet
Photo: Helder da Rocha, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an island located within in the city and state of , . It is east of the neighborhood Guanabara. It is home to the Arsenal de Marinha do Rio de Janeiro base of the Brazilian Navy.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is the second major serving , . It is more of a domestic hub, with serving international flights after 2023.

Museum
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
The of Brazil was created in 1922, and possesses over 287,000 items, including the largest numismatic collection of Latin America.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castelo and Saúde.

Quarter
is a region in , , but not officially recognized as a neighborhood, and officially forms part of the Centro neighborhood. It is generally considered to be located in the region between , the and .

Suburb
is a neighborhood of , . Its population in 2000 was 2186. Located on the coast, just north of the historical centre in downtown Rio, west of and east of , it contains several notable hospitals such as Hospital dos Servidores de Estado and Hospital Pro Matre; the name means "Health" in Portuguese.

Suburb
Photo: Thiago Souza, CC0.
is a neighborhood in the of , . It represents the financial heart of the city, and the crux of the Central Region.

Ilha Fiscal

Latitude
-22.89694° or 22° 53′ 49″ south
Longitude
-43.16629° or 43° 9′ 59″ west
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
589R4R3M+6F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 70601800
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
3463324
Wiki­data ID
Q985128
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Satellite Map

Discover Ilha Fiscal from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Ilha Fiscal” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Ilha Fiscal”
  • Chinese: “菲斯卡爾島”
  • Dutch: “Ilha Fiscal”
  • French: “Ilha Fiscal”
  • German: “Ilha Fiscal”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha Fiscal”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha dos Ratos” (historical)
  • Russian: “Фискал”
  • Spanish: “Isla Fiscal”
  • Swedish: “Ilha Fiscal”
  • Ukrainian: “Фіскал”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Castelo da Ilha Fiscal and Dique Almirante Régis.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ilha Fiscal”. Photo: Marinha do Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0.