Forte Duque de Caxias
Forte Duque de Caxias is a museum in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Forte Duque de Caxias is situated nearby to the work of art Untitled sculpture, as well as near the peak Morro da Babilônia.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sugarloaf Mountain and Morro da Babilônia.
Sugarloaf Mountain
Peak
Photo: Vincent E, Public domain.
Sugarloaf Mountain is a peak situated in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on a peninsula at the mouth of Guanabara Bay. Rising 396 m above the harbor, the peak is named for its resemblance to the traditional shape of concentrated refined loaf sugar.
Morro da Babilônia
Peak
Photo: Jorge Láscar, CC BY 2.0.
The Morro da Babilônia is a hill in the Leme neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro, separating Copacabana beach from Botafogo. It is home to a favela known by the same name, as well as the favela Chapéu Mangueira.
Untitled sculpture
Work of art
Photo: Donatas Dabravolskas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Untitled sculpture is a work of art, which is situated 350 metres west of Forte Duque de Caxias.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leme and Urca.
Leme
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leme is an upper-middle-class neighborhood in the South Zone of the City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, next to Copacabana, Urca and Botafogo. The neighborhood takes its name from a nearby rock formation whose shape resembles the rudder of a ship.
Urca
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Urca is a residential neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with a population of nearly 7,000. Although most of the neighborhood dates from the 1920s, parts of it are much older.
Copacabana
Suburb
Photo: Gustavo Facci, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Copacabana is a Brazilian bairro located in the South Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is most prominently known for its 4 km balneario beach, which is one of the most famous in the world. Copacabana is situated 2½ km southwest of Forte Duque de Caxias.
Forte Duque de Caxias
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Forte da Espia” and “Forte da Vigia”
- Categories: fort, building, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.96322° or 22° 57′ 48″ southLongitude
-43.16215° or 43° 9′ 44″ westOpen location code
589R2RPQ+P4OpenStreetMap ID
way 462182014OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumGeoNames ID
13013006Wikidata ID
Q10283664
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In Other Languages
From German to Portuguese—“Forte Duque de Caxias” goes by many names.
- German: “Fort Duque de Caxias”
- Portuguese: “Forte do leme”
- Portuguese: “Forte do Leme”
- Portuguese: “Forte do vigia”
- Portuguese: “Forte do Vigia”
- Portuguese: “Forte duque de caxias”
- Portuguese: “Forte Duque de Caxias”
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