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)
bimm3d
fantastic POV, place and photo!!
rachris480907
Great shot! Fascinating information! TFS
MagikUnicorn
PURE BEAUTY
jocko500
wow this is lovely. hate to fall down the side of the mountain
jophoto
Amazing view! Excellent work.
Richardphotos
if one would want more excitement on the way down they could grab a hand full of cacti.beautiful landscape and pov
KarmaSong
A superb capture, and excellent narrative, Sig ! Thank you for sharing !
fallen21
Amazing view!
bazza
Fabulous capture Sig..
Bossie_Boots
Amazing view the pov is awesome !!
flaviok
Excelente captura meu amigo, aplausos (5)
flavia49
stunning capture
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
casmindo
Relly nice shot.Great history.
ysvry
great foto.
flora-crassella
a wonderful view!!!!! GREAT picture!!!!!
Feliciti
wonderful view on the marina too !!thanks for info about !!
Mondwin
Magnificent place and capture my friend!!!Bravisimo!V:DDD.Ciao
annie5
What a super view Sig! Great capture :)
dragonmuse
Quite a view. Would be a lovely place for a vacation.
carlx
Fanatstic capture and view, Sig!!!
bebert
not a favella :) great POV
auntietk
What a dizzying view! And wow ... two beaches. How decadent is THAT? Fabulous photography, my friend, and the information is fascinating!
Sea_Dog
Amazing view! Well done.
bobrgallegos
Wow, wonderful POV!! I see the cacti You talked about in Your last image! Very beautiful view and capture!
emmecielle
Great capture and interesting info! :)
Minda
Beautiful view and i like the way u captured this sig..
npauling
Wow, that is a long way down there. A fabulous capture.
ia-du-lin
great pov, beautiful foto
farmerC
Exellent shot.