Fortaleza de Nossa Senhora da Conceição is a
fort
A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare, and is used to establish rule in a region during peacetime. The term is derived from La ...
located in
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...
, Brazil.
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History of Rio de Janeiro
Several years after the Portuguese first explored Brazil, French traders in search of pau-brasil (a type of brazilwood) reached the rich area extending from the Cape Frio coast to the beaches and islands of Guanabara Bay, the economic and, ...
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Nossa Senhora
Buildings and structures in Rio de Janeiro (city)
Portuguese colonial architecture in Brazil
National heritage sites of Rio de Janeiro (state)
Military history of Rio de Janeiro (city)
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