• Ilha Fiscal with the Rio–Niterói Bridge and Serra dos Órgãos National Park further on in the background. Ilha Fiscal, or Fiscal Island, is an island in Guanabara Bay...
  • Another cool aspect, for those who like planes, is that Ilha Fiscal is very close to Santos Dumont. Planes pass just a few meters from it.
  • If you’re rubbing your eyes in disbelief because Ilha Fiscal is home to a castle straight out of a children’s fairytale, then you wouldn’t be the first.
  • Located in the Bay of Guanabara, Ilha Fiscal is an island used by the local government as offices of the Brazilian customs authorities.
  • Na Ilha Fiscal, destacam-se o Torreão, as salas expositivas que abordam a sua construção, o último baile do Império e a ocupação pela Marinha do Brasil.
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  • The island was first called "Ilha Fiscal Rat. The name referred to the large number of mice that had been fleeing from snakes from Snake Island.
  • Rio de Janeiro has so many breathtaking attractions that aren’t world-famous, and this post will focus on one of them: Ilha Fiscal (which means Fiscal Island and is...
  • Ilha Fiscal is a smal picturesque island in Guanabara Bay. Even though the original name given to the island by the Portuguese was Ilha dos Ratos (Rat Island)...
  • Visitors can embark on boat and land tours that depart from the nearby Navy Cultural Center and explore Ilha Fiscal and its surroundings.
  • The celebration in November 1889 became known as the “Baile da Ilha Fiscal” (“Dance on Ilha Fiscal”). The island can be visited on a guided tour.
  • In the Armada revolt in 1893, Ilha Fiscal was heavily damaged by projectiles that hit its walls, in addition to damaging stained glass and furniture.