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Fortim dos Bandeirantes

🇧🇷 Brazil

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

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.

Fortim dos Bandeirantes ranks #8,104 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #77 of the 80 mapped in Brazil. See how Brazil compares in the castle statistics.

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Read the full history on Wikipedia (in Portuguese) ↗

Frequently asked questions

Where is Fortim dos Bandeirantes?

Fortim dos Bandeirantes stands in Brazil, at -20.5975°, -44.10417°.

How famous is Fortim dos Bandeirantes?

In this atlas's fame ranking: #8,104 of 8,134 worldwide, and #77 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 Fortim dos Bandeirantes?

Governors’ Palace, about 67 km away.

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