Bateria de São Caetano
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Historic site

Bateria de São Caetano

Praia do Forte, Florianópolischecked

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Where it is

Praia do Forte, Florianópolis

The dot is the place itself

On the map

Ruins of a 1765 battery next to Fortaleza de São José da Ponta Grossa, closer to the beach.

Good to know

  • Located about 200 m from the Ponta Grossa fortress
  • Located closer to the Jurerê beach

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Nearby in Praia do Forte

The whole area

  • Fortaleza de São José da Ponta Grossa

    Praia do Forte
    • By boat

    XVIII-century fortress on the hill above Praia do Forte; the only one of the three UFSC fortresses that can be reached by land.

    checked Nov 2026

  • Praia do Forte

    Praia do Fortefit for swimming
    • Lifeguards
    • Bus 250

    Small calm beach under the Fortaleza de São José da Ponta Grossa fortress, little infrastructure. The water is warm.

    checked Nov 2026