Ilha Fiscal
Ilha Fiscal is an island in Guanabara Bay, bordering the historic city center of Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil.
Aerial view of Fiscal Island. Rio de Janeiro - RJ - Brazil.
Ilha Fiscal.
Originally named by Europeans as Ilha dos Ratos (Rat Island), its current name comes from the fact that the customs department has been stationed there beforeGuarda Fiscal, serving the port of the then capital of the Empire in the nineteenth century. The island became famous for having housed the famous Baile da Ilha Fiscal, the last big party of the Empire before the coup d'état that proclaimed the Republic in November 1889.
Ilha Fiscal now houses a museum of cultural history that is maintained by the Navy of Brazil.
See also
- Guanabara Bay topics
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