Brazil · 17th century
Fortified System of São Paulo Hill ranks #8,842 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #61 of the 78 mapped in Brazil. Founded 1630, it is older than 28% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 710 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Brazil compares in the castle statistics.
The Fortified System of São Paulo Hill is located at the north-western tip of the island of Tinharé, in the present-day district of Cairu, on the coast of the Brazilian state of Bahia.
Strictly speaking, it is not a single fortification but rather a group of batteries and forts; it is in the final stage of restoration work.
Machine-translated from “Fortaleza do Morro de São Paulo” on the Portuguese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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