Fortress
Fortress of Santa Cruz
🇧🇷 Brazil
Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra is a fort located in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.
Text adapted from “Fortaleza de Santa Cruz da Barra” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fortress of Santa Cruz ranks #4,275 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #17 of the 80 mapped in Brazil. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,400 times in the last 60 days, more than 58% of the atlas. 17 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Rio de Janeiro, 10 km away. See how Brazil compares in the castle statistics.
View on the interactive castle map →Frequently asked questions
Where is Fortress of Santa Cruz?
Fortress of Santa Cruz stands in Brazil, at -22.95111°, -43.11361°.
How famous is Fortress of Santa Cruz?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #4,275 of 8,134 worldwide, and #17 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 Fortress of Santa Cruz?
Fort of Saint Louis, about 2 km away.
More castles in Brazil
- Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra Brazil · 18th century
- Fort of Coimbra Brazil · 18th century
- Forte de São João Batista do Brum Brazil · 17th century
- Forte dos Reis Magos Brazil · 16th century
More fortresses
- Mikhailovskaya Battery Ukraine · 19th century
- Fort Angké Indonesia · 17th century
- Kasbah of Mehdia Morocco · 10th century
- Fortezza del Tocco Italy · 16th century