Tags: Military Structure.

The Fortaleza de São João da Barra do Rio de Janeiro popularly known as the Fortaleza de São João or Forte (de) São João (Fort of St. John) is a 16th-century star fort in the present-day Urca neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro erected by Estácio de Sá to protect Guanabara Bay from French invasion.

SaoJoaoFort.jpg
builder
Portuguese Empire, Sebastian of Portugal
location
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro (state)
owner
Brazilian Armed Forces
type
Star fort
latitude
-22.9434
longitude
-43.1565

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