Latitude and longitude of Fortaleza de São João (Rio de Janeiro)
- In Brazil
Satellite map of Fortaleza de São João (Rio de Janeiro)
The Fortaleza de São João da Barra do Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese for: Fortress of Saint John of the Harbor of Rio de Janeiro), popularly known as the Fortaleza de São João or Forte (de) São João (Fort (of) Saint John), is a 16th-century star fort in the present-day Urca neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, erected by Estácio de Sá to protect Guanabara Bay from French invasion.
Latitude: -22° 56' 36.14" S
Longitude: -43° 09' 23.25" W
Nearest city to this article: Rio de Janeiro
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