Castle
Fortified System of São Paulo Hill
🇧🇷 Brazil · 17th century
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.
Fortified System of São Paulo Hill ranks #7,930 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #63 of the 80 mapped in Brazil. Founded 1630, it is older than 30% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Brazil compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Fortified System of São Paulo Hill?
Fortified System of São Paulo Hill stands in Brazil, at -13.37444°, -38.91583°.
When was Fortified System of São Paulo Hill built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1630. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Fortified System of São Paulo Hill?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #7,930 of 8,134 worldwide, and #63 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 Fortified System of São Paulo Hill?
Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra, about 58 km away.
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