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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Marinha do Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Islet
  • …lies at an elevation of 7 metres (23 feet)
  • …was formerly known as “Rat Island”
  • Description: island in Rio de Janeiro

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ilha das Cobras and Santos Dumont Airport.
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is the second major serving , .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castelo and Saúde.
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Ilha Fiscal

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Latitude
-22.89694° or 22° 53′ 49″ south
Longitude
-43.16629° or 43° 9′ 59″ west
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

Satellite Map

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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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