About Fortaleza de São João (Rio de Janeiro)

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The Fortaleza de São João da Barra do Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese for: Fortress of Saint John of the Harbor of Rio de Janeiro), popularly known as the Fortaleza de São João or Forte (de) São João (Fort (of) Saint 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.

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378, Avenida São Sebastião, Rio de Janeiro, Microrregião Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil, 22291-090

Nearest places in Fortaleza de São João (Rio de Janeiro)

Sugarloaf Mountain

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Morro da Urca (kulle i Brasilien, Rio de Janeiro)

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Forte Tamandaré da Laje

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Forte Duque de Caxias

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Forte da Ponta da Vigia

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Farol da Fortaleza de Santa Cruz

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Flamengo Park

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Catete Palace

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Rua do Catete

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Palácio Guanabara

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Palácio Laranjeiras

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Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Glória do Outeiro

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Fortaleza de São Francisco Xavier da Ilha de Villegagnon

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Fort Coligny

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Monument to the Dead of World War II

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Igreja Positivista do Brasil

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Copacabana Palace

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Forte de São Luís

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Museu da Chácara do Céu

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Convento de Santa Teresa (Rio de Janeiro)

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Passeio Público (Rio de Janeiro)

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Igreja de Santa Luzia (Rio de Janeiro)

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Carioca Aqueduct

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Museu Casa de Benjamin Constant

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Gustavo Capanema Palace

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Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Bonsucesso

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Theatro Municipal (Rio de Janeiro)

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Forte de São Tiago da Misericórdia

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Ladeira da Misericórdia (Rio de Janeiro)

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Ilha da Boa Viagem

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