at a glance

the cannons, copacabana beach, and the sugar loaf can all be seen by navigating this beautiful image by ayrton. 

the forte de copacabana is located at praça coronel eugênio franco, nº1, copacabana, posto 6, tel. 21. 2522.4460 or 21. 2521.1032. 

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.