Fort Copacabana

Fort Copacabana
Forte Copacabana
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil
Aerial view of the fort in 2023
Fort Copacabana is located in Brazil
Fort Copacabana
Fort Copacabana
Location of Fort Copacabana in Brazil
TypeFort
Site information
Open to
the public
Yes
ConditionGood
Site history
Built1908 (1908)–1914

Fort Copacabana (Portuguese: Forte de Copacabana, IPA: [ˈfɔʁtʃi dʒi ˌkɔpakaˈbɐnɐ]) is a military base at the south end of the beach that defines the district of Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The base is open to the public and contains the Museu Histórico do Exército (Army Historical Museum) and a coastal defense fort that is the actual Fort Copacabana.[1]

  1. ^ "Fortalezas.org > Fortification > Forte de Copacabana". fortalezas.org (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-05-29.