Forte de Copacabana

At the end of Copacabana beach there is a fort, Fort of Copacabana, there I learned a little bit about Brazilian history. Apparently in 1922 there was a revolt amongst a few military bases and the government, which at the time was an oligarchy. The Copacabana Fort was the only military base that lasted three days and launched attacks against the government bases. Originally there were 300 or so rebels who locked themselves in the Fort and fired cannons at the government bases but after the military positioned battle ships to bomb the Fort there were only 18 left. The rest of the soldiers escaped knowing that the Fort would not last against a modern battle ship. The 18 soldiers that were left fought for about a day against a troop of 3,000 government soldiers, though they lost and many died the story of their bravery lives on. The walls of the fort tell the story of their bravery in successfully planning the first military attack against the oligarchic government that had been in power for too long. Within the museum/fort there are the photos of the two surviving soldiers who along with the other sixteen are known as national heroes. The fort, which wasn’t completely ruined after the revolt lies on huge rock and the roof of the Fort is the top of the rock and there you can see all of Copacabana beach. It’s really beautiful, take a look...