Fortress
Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres
🇧🇷 Brazil · 18th century
Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres is a fort located in Paranaguá, Paraná in Brazil. The fortress was used until the beginning of the 19th century, after which it gradually lost its military significance.
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Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres ranks #6,665 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #32 of the 80 mapped in Brazil. Founded 1767, it is older than 16% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. See how Brazil compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres?
Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres stands in Brazil, at -25.51139°, -48.3125°.
When was Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1767. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,665 of 8,134 worldwide, and #32 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 Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora dos Prazeres?
Fortress of Santa Cruz de Anhatomirim, about 215 km away.
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