Brazil · 17th century
Tamandaré da Laje Fort ranks #7,216 of 9,040 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #31 of the 78 mapped in Brazil. Founded c. 1650, it is older than 25% of the atlas's dated landmarks, one of 710 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 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.
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.
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