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Fort of São Sebastião de Alcântara
🇧🇷 Brazil · 18th century
The Fort of São Sebastião de Alcântara is located in São Marcos bay, on the mainland, in the city of Alcântara, on the coast of the state of Maranhão, in Brazil.
Machine-translated from “Forte de São Sebastião de Alcântara” on the Portuguese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fort of São Sebastião de Alcântara ranks #8,068 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #73 of the 80 mapped in Brazil. Founded 1763, it is older than 16% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 1 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Brazil compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fort of São Sebastião de Alcântara?
Fort of São Sebastião de Alcântara stands in Brazil, at -2.40927°, -44.41255°.
When was Fort of São Sebastião de Alcântara built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1763. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fort of São Sebastião de Alcântara?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #8,068 of 8,134 worldwide, and #73 in Brazil. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Fort of São Sebastião de Alcântara?
Fortress of Santo António da Barra, about 15 km away.
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