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The emblematic fort, poised atop leme mountain offers visitors a unique and privileged perspective of the city of Rio, in all its historical and scenic beauty. in addition to learning the history of the fort or hiking the conservation trails, visitors will also enjoy the panoramic vistas from the fort - the fort's vantage point offers fantastic views of rio's copacabana beach, the christ the redeemer monument, pedra da gávea, the iconic morro dois irmãos, or 'Two Brothers Hill', pão de açúcar (sugar loaf mountain), and guanabara bay along with many islands in the bay and in the ocean. this link shows the forte do leme / duque de caxias on a wikimapia - the link as we present it is best seen using google chrome, as it might not open correctly with other browsers.