South America · Brazil

Fortaleza de São José de Macapá

bastioned fort · Tier B · provisional

A bastioned fort at Macapá in northern Brazil. The photograph gives a view of a South American example and its open setting. Its location near the Amazon makes the relationship between riverfront, earthworks and changing urban surroundings worth closer study.

Photographs & plans

Country

Brazil

Coordinates

0.03106, -51.04913

Reported date

Unknown

Condition

Good

Current use

Unknown

Research confidence

provisional.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortaleza_de_São_José_de_Macapá
• http://www.starforts.com/macapa.html

This catalogue entry is a research record. Unknown fields are left unknown; a star-shaped outline alone does not establish date, origin, or function.