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Fortim dos Bandeirantes

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Fortim dos Bandeirantes in Brazil
Photo: Glauco Umbelino from Diamantina, Brasil · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Fortim dos Bandeirantes ranks #9,011 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #75 of the 78 mapped in Brazil. See how Brazil compares in the castle statistics.

The so-called Fortim dos Bandeirantes is located in the settlement and rural cluster of São José das Mercês, in the present-day city of Entre Rios de Minas, in the state of Minas Gerais, in Brazil.

The place where the small fort stands contains other centuries-old buildings of historical importance and is a historic site known as Casa de Pedra do Gambá. The site is listed as cultural historical heritage and is currently receiving conservation work from the Government of Minas Gerais.

Machine-translated from “Fortim dos Bandeirantes” on the Portuguese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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