Fortress
Tamandaré da Laje Fort
🇧🇷 Brazil
The Tamandaré da Laje Fort is located on Laje island, city and state of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil.
In a strategic position on the right-hand side inside the harbour entrance, about three kilometres from Urca beach, it rises on a rocky outcrop measuring approximately 100 metres long by 60 wide, defending the entrance to Guanabara Bay between the middle of the 17th century and the end of the 20th century.
Machine-translated from “Forte Tamandaré da Laje” on the Portuguese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tamandaré da Laje Fort ranks #6,510 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #31 of the 80 mapped in Brazil. 17 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Rio de Janeiro, 7 km away. See how Brazil compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Tamandaré da Laje Fort?
Tamandaré da Laje Fort stands in Brazil, at -22.93472°, -43.14722°.
How famous is Tamandaré da Laje Fort?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #6,510 of 8,134 worldwide, and #31 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 Tamandaré da Laje Fort?
Fortaleza de São João, about 1 km away.
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