this link shows the fort of copacabana on a wikimapia - the link as we present it is best seen using google chrome, as it might not open correctly with other browsers.

on this link, the paper 'A história da construção do Forte de Copacabana' (the history of the construction of the copacabana fort) by Capitão Rogério Armada furnishes much information on the dates, the chronology and the people involved in the planning and construction of the fort.

on this page we publish more information on other rio de janeiro's military forts located in the metropolitan area - the forte do leme or de caxias, fortaleza de são joão, fortaleza de são joão, tamandaré da laje, fortaleza da conceição, forte do gragoatá, forte do pico, forte de santa cruz, forte de são luiz, forte do rio branco, and the forte do imbuhy.