Brazil · 18th century
Forte de Santana do Estreito ranks #8,657 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #54 of the 78 mapped in Brazil. Founded 1763, it is older than 15% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 685 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. 4 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Brazil compares in the castle statistics.
The Forte de Santana do Estreito, or more simply fort of Santana, is situated on the island of Santa Catarina, in the municipality of Florianópolis, in the state of Santa Catarina, in Brazil.
It was erected on a small height, at the strait separating the island from the mainland. It was intended to protect the port of Nossa Senhora do Desterro, today Florianópolis. It was built in 1763.
Machine-translated from “Fort de Santana do Estreito” on the French Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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