Fortaleza de Sao Joao da Barra do Rio de Janeiro by junge1
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This view is from the top of Sugarloaf Mountain down its north facing slope. At the base of the mountain is Fortaleza de Sao Joao da Barra do Rio de Janeiro or popularly known as the Fortaleza de Sao Joao (Fort of St. John), a 16th century star fort in the present-day Urca neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. The fort was erected by Estacio de Sa to protect Guanabara Bay from French invasion.
The original fort was built in 1565 under Sebastian of Portugal. An expanded and improved structure was put into service in 1618, consisting of four batteries. Its armaments were greatly reduced and not manned during Brazil's Regency period, but Dom Pedro II ordered the fort completely renovated in 1872, and it was equipped with a complement of guns, bunkers, and batteries, including fifteen Whitworth cannons. It was manned as a coastal artillery installation until 1991.
In 1930, the Brazilian Army's Centro Militar de Educacao Fisica (created in 1922) was transferred to the Fortaleza de Sao Joao. This establishment was renamed Escola de Educacao Fisica do Exercito in 1933 and continues to be based at the Fortaleza de Sao Joao, together with the directorate to which it is subordinated, the Directoria de Pesquisa e Estudos de Pessoal (Wikipedia).
This picture was taken on 20 June 2011,
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Comments (35)
fantastic POV, place and photo!!
Great shot! Fascinating information! TFS
PURE BEAUTY
wow this is lovely. hate to fall down the side of the mountain
Amazing view! Excellent work.
if one would want more excitement on the way down they could grab a hand full of cacti.beautiful landscape and pov
A superb capture, and excellent narrative, Sig ! Thank you for sharing !
Amazing view!
Fabulous capture Sig..
Amazing view the pov is awesome !!
Excelente captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
stunning capture
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
Relly nice shot.Great history.
great foto.
a wonderful view!!!!! GREAT picture!!!!!
wonderful view on the marina too !!thanks for info about !!
Magnificent place and capture my friend!!!Bravisimo!V:DDD.Ciao
What a super view Sig! Great capture :)
Quite a view. Would be a lovely place for a vacation.
Fanatstic capture and view, Sig!!!
not a favella :) great POV
What a dizzying view! And wow ... two beaches. How decadent is THAT? Fabulous photography, my friend, and the information is fascinating!
Amazing view! Well done.
Wow, wonderful POV!! I see the cacti You talked about in Your last image! Very beautiful view and capture!
Great capture and interesting info! :)
Beautiful view and i like the way u captured this sig..
Wow, that is a long way down there. A fabulous capture.
great pov, beautiful foto
Exellent shot.