Rio de Janeiro Travel Information
Forte de Copacabana
The fort that attracts tourists in the country offers, besides the strategic location, diverse entertainment options, with extensive cultural program throughout the year.
Occupying a total area of 114,169 m2, the Copacabana Fort was inaugurated in 1914, but then considered the most modern plaza of war in South America in the form of bunker built on 40,000 m2 of e12m thick on their external walls, the strong German Krupp guns had housed in mobile armored domes. With its own power plant, storage of supplies and ammunition, canteen, kitchen, barracks, infirmary, he served as Artillery Unit and was the scene of important events in our history as the "Eighteen of the fort. It currently houses the Historical Museum of the Army, open daily to the public and hosts various cultural events.
Service:
Address: Praça Coronel Eugenio Franco, n º 1 - Copacabana - Posto 6
Visitation: Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 16:00
Phone: (21) 2522-6263 and 2521-1032 - Fax: 2522-4460
Site: www.fortedecopacabana.com
email: mhex / fc @ ig.com.br
http://www.funceb.org.br/espacoCultural.asp?materia=255
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Activities near to Forte de Copacabana
| Dentro Beach (beach) -
Dentro Beach is a small beach that separates Ipanema Beach from the Copacabana Fort and Copacabana Beach beyond it. Ipanema Beach, the beach made famous by Vinicius de Moraes and Tom Jobim's song 'The Girl from Ipanema', resides south of Copacabana. The two beaches are separated by the Fort of Copacabana, an active military facility, and at the tip of the extension of the fort is where you can find Dentro Beach, wh... Address: Avenida Atlantica próximo ao número 122, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Distance: 0.14km from the Forte de Copacabana | |
| Girl from Ipanema Park (activity) -
Privileged by the landscape and vegetation, besides being an attraction for lovers of sport, the 2.58 ha. site has games court, skating rinks and a bike path which crosses the park and goes to the Copacabana Fort (11588).
The park also has a stage for various events.
The Department of Environment revitalized access within the park, and has replaced the cage and the seesaw in the playground area, which has more than 20 ro... Address: Parque Garota de Ipanema Rio de Janeiro - RJ Brasil Distance: 0.27km from the Forte de Copacabana |  |
| Diabo Beach (beach) -
To the left of Stone Arpoador, you will find Diablo Beach, within the chic and expensive neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro. Diablo Beach faces the open sea and is so named because when the sea is turning over, it is much more violent at this point than any other and reminded the settlers of Rio of the dark visions of hell.
Today, there is a small square at the entry to Diablo Beach, where visitors can sit a... Address: Arpoador, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Distance: 0.40km from the Forte de Copacabana |  |
Restaurants near to Forte de Copacabana
| Confeitaria Colombo is a Dessert restaurant that is roughly 0.00km from Forte de Copacabana and can be found at Praça Coronel Eugênio Franco, 1 Founded in 1894, in the heart of Rio de Janeiro, confectionery Columbus is part of cultural heritage and the reference point of the city. With an art nouveau architecture and the belle epoque Rio became a traditional meeting point for artists, intellectuals and politicians. Sandwiches, Viennese bread, pastry cream, Petrópolis famous to |
| Porto Velho Enoteca Bar is a Wine restaurant that is roughly 0.00km from Forte de Copacabana and can be found at Rua Francisco Otaviano, 20C |
| Atlantis is a International restaurant that is roughly 0.00km from Forte de Copacabana and can be found at Avenida Atlântica, 4240 |
| Horse´s Neck is a International restaurant that is roughly 0.00km from Forte de Copacabana and can be found at Av. Atlântica, 4240 |
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