Star fort · Brazil
Fortaleza de São João
16th-century star fort in Brazil

Facts
- Type
- Star fort
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Rio de Janeiro
- Heritage status
- Heritage of Portuguese Influence, heritage asset listed by IPHAN
- Coordinates
- -22.9434, -43.1565
The nearest large international airport is Santos Dumont Airport (SDU), about 3.7 km away in a straight line.
Nearest airport
Straight-line distances are approximate; the road trip is longer.
Santos Dumont Airport SDURio de Janeiro · 3.7 km
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See also
- Fort of Saint LouisStar fort · Brazil · 4 km
- Fort of Saint PeterStar fort · Brazil · 16th century · 1,210 km
- Fortress of BarbalhoStar fort · Brazil · 1,214 km
- Forte de São LourençoStar fort · Brazil · 17th century · 1,215 km
- Forte de Santo Inácio de TamandaréStar fort · Brazil · 1,796 km
- Forte de São João Batista do BrumStar fort · Brazil · 1,877 km
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“Fortaleza de São João”. Other History. Updated November 3, 2026. https://otherhistory.com/en/objects/fortaleza-de-sao-joao (accessed …).
BibTeX
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title = {Fortaleza de São João},
author = {{Other History}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://otherhistory.com/en/objects/fortaleza-de-sao-joao},
urldate = {…},
note = {Accessed …}
}Link to this page
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- Wikidata item
- Q5472516
- Data updated
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