Fortress
Forte Duque de Caxias
🇧🇷 Brazil
The Forte Duque de Caxias, also called in Portuguese Forte da Ponta da Vigia, Forte da Vigia, Forte da Espia or Forte do Leme, is a historic fort on the Morro do Leme in Rio de Janeiro's Leme district.
Machine-translated from “Fort Duque de Caxias” on the German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forte Duque de Caxias ranks #7,186 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #40 of the 80 mapped in Brazil. 17 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Rio de Janeiro, 7 km away. See how Brazil compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Forte Duque de Caxias?
Forte Duque de Caxias stands in Brazil, at -22.96324°, -43.1623°.
How famous is Forte Duque de Caxias?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,186 of 8,134 worldwide, and #40 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 Duque de Caxias?
Fortaleza de São João, about 2 km away.
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