Fortress
Forte de São João Batista do Brum
🇧🇷 Brazil · 17th century
Forte de São João Batista do Brum (often simply Forte do Brum) is a fort located in Recife, Pernambuco in Brazil.
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Forte de São João Batista do Brum ranks #5,883 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #25 of the 80 mapped in Brazil. Founded c. 1650, it is older than 26% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 5 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Brazil compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Forte de São João Batista do Brum?
Forte de São João Batista do Brum stands in Brazil, at -8.0529°, -34.87087°.
When was Forte de São João Batista do Brum built?
The atlas dates its founding to c. 1650. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Forte de São João Batista do Brum?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,883 of 8,134 worldwide, and #25 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 Forte de São João Batista do Brum?
Fort Waerdenburgh, about 1 km away.
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