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Publication Date
3-2-2009
Description
8) Outros fortes, como este na Praia Vermelha perto do Pão de Açúcar, foram construídos para proteger a cidade. O Rio de Janeiro continuou sendo atacado por invasores no início do século XVITI. Depois dos franceses terem sido finalmente derrotados, a cidade foi transferida para o Morro do Castelo, um ponto elevado, apropriado para fins de defesa. O local ficava de frente para a pequena ilha onde os franceses haviam estabelecido o seu povoado. Nos anos 20 o morro foi desaterrado para dar lugar ao centro financeiro e comercial.8) Additional forts, such as this one along the Vermelha beach next to the Pão de Açúcar, were built to protect the town. Rio de Janeiro continued to be attacked by foreign intruders throughout the Eighteenth century. After the French were finally defeated in 1567, the town was transferred t oMorro do Castelo (Castle Hill), an elevated point suitable for defense purposes. It faced the small island where the French had earlier erected a settlement. The hill was razed in the 1920s to form the present-day downtown business district.
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Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico
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Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1991
Keywords
Brazil: Rio de Janeiro
