Forte de São José

Forte de São José (Portuguese for the Fort of Saint Joseph) is a fort located in the city of Porto Inglês in the southern part of Maio Island, Cape Verde. It was built by the Portuguese around 1743, in order to protect the town of Porto Inglês from pirate attacks. Today, the fort is one of the tourist attractions of the town.

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Forte de São José ranks #4,353 of 5,793 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #2 of the 2 mapped in Cape Verde. Founded 1887, it is older than 5% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 407 atlas entries founded in the 19th century. See how Cape Verde compares in the castle statistics.

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