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Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra

Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra is a fort located in , in Brazil.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: fort in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Also known as: “Fortress of Santa Cruz”
  • Historically known as: “Fort Santa Cruz”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fortaleza de Santa Cruz Lighthouse and Sugarloaf Mountain.

Lighthouse
Photo: brisa da madrugada, CC BY 2.0.

Peak
Photo: Vincent E, Public domain.
is a peak situated in , Brazil, on a peninsula at the mouth of . Rising 396 m above the harbor, the peak is named for its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar. is situated 2½ km southwest of Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra.

Museum
Photo: Phx de, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The is situated in the city of , , , and is one of the city’s main landmarks. It was completed in 1996. is situated 3½ km north of Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jurujuba and Charitas.

Suburb
is a promontory and one of the 48 administrative districts of , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is located in the southern zone of the city, situated on the coast of the .

Suburb
Photo: Claudney Neves, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the 48 neighborhoods in which the city of , in is divided. The area was part of the Jesuitic Sesmaria, where the Jesuits built a cemetery and a church consecrated to Saint Francis Xavier. is situated 4 km east of Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra.

Suburb
Photo: Mircezar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is one of the 48 administrative districts in the city , in . It lies in the southern zone of the city, on the coast of the . It holds the main campus of the . is situated 4 km north of Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra.

Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra

Latitude
-22.93802° or 22° 56′ 17″ south
Longitude
-43.13349° or 43° 8′ 1″ west
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
Open location code
589R3V68+QJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 203261900
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­castle
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
7116059
Wiki­data ID
Q10283631
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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra” goes by many names.

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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 “Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra”. Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.