Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição is a fort located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Building
- Also known as: “Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceicao” and “Fortaleza do Morro da Conceição”
- Historically known as: “Bateria da Conceição”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Morro da Conceição and Valongo Wharf.
Valongo Wharf
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The Valongo Wharf is an old dock located in the port area of Rio de Janeiro, between the current Coelho e Castro and Sacadura Cabral streets. Built in 1811, it was the site of landing and trading of enslaved Africans until 1831, with the blockade of Africa banning the Atlantic slave trade to Brazil. Valongo Wharf is situated 490 metres northwest of Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição.
Church of Saint Francis of Prainha
Church
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Church of Saint Francis of Prainha is situated 150 metres north of Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saúde and Centro.
Saúde
Suburb
Saúde is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its population in 2000 was 2186. Located on the coast, just north of the historical centre in downtown Rio, west of Praça Mauá and east of Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro, it contains several notable hospitals such as Hospital dos Servidores de Estado and Hospital Pro Matre; the name Saúde means "Health" in Portuguese.
Centro
Suburb
Photo: Thiago Souza, CC0.
Centro is a neighborhood in the Central Region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It represents the financial heart of the city, and the crux of the Central Region.
Centro
Photo: Thiago Souza, CC0.
Rio's Centro is a district in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Centro has most of the city's notable churches and museums, including the Modern Art Museum, as well as many of its most famous bars.
Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
- Category: fortress
- Location: Portuaria, Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.89913° or 22° 53′ 57″ southLongitude
-43.18325° or 43° 10′ 60″ westElevation
34 metres (112 feet)Levels
1Open location code
589R4R28+8POpenStreetMap ID
way 197541477OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
12096915Wikidata ID
Q10283627
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In Other Languages
From German to Portuguese—“Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição” goes by many names.
- German: “Festung unserer Lieben Frau der Unbefleckten Empfängnis”
- German: “Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição”
- Indonesian: “Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza da Conceição”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Rio de Janeiro)”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição”
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