Rio de Janeiro - Ilha Fiscal

Between the Rio-Niterói bridge and Praça 15 de Novembro, is the Ilha Fiscal, the whole area of which (7000sq.m/8400sq.yds) is occupied by a neo-Gothic castle built in April 1889. There are likenesses of Dom Pedro II and Princess Isabel in stained glass windows. Here in November 1889 was held the last ball of the Empire.