Forte São José
Forte São José is a castle in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro. Forte São José is situated nearby to the peak Morro Cara de Cão, as well as near the military installation Exército Brasileiro.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Morro Cara de Cão and Sugarloaf Mountain.
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.
Tamandaré da Laje Fort
Castle
Photo: Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tamandaré da Laje Fort is a castle, which is situated 1 km northeast of Forte São José.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Urca and Flamengo.
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.
Flamengo
Suburb
Photo: Alicia Nijdam, CC BY 2.0.
Flamengo is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Flamengo is situated 2½ km west of Forte São José.
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. Leme is situated 3 km southwest of Forte São José.
Forte São José
- Type: Castle
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.9406° or 22° 56′ 26″ southLongitude
-43.1515° or 43° 9′ 5″ westOpen location code
589R3R5X+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 42291492OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castle
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Morro Cara de Cão and Exército Brasileiro.
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