Fortress
Perpétuo Defensive Fort
🇧🇷 Brazil · 18th century
The Perpétuo Defensive Fort is a building located in the Brazilian municipality of Paraty, erected in the year 1793, in the town's first settlement nucleus, then called Vila de São Roque. The fort was built with the aim of protecting the shipment of gold along the Estrada Real, as well as the region's sugar production.
Machine-translated from “Forte Defensor Perpétuo” on the Portuguese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Perpétuo Defensive Fort ranks #8,088 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #75 of the 80 mapped in Brazil. Founded 1793, it is older than 14% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 556 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. See how Brazil compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Perpétuo Defensive Fort?
Perpétuo Defensive Fort stands in Brazil, at -23.21192°, -44.71144°.
When was Perpétuo Defensive Fort built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1793. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Perpétuo Defensive Fort?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #8,088 of 8,134 worldwide, and #75 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 Perpétuo Defensive Fort?
Forte do Pontal da Cruz, about 94 km away.
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