Fortim d'El Rei is a fort in Mindelo, in the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde.

It is located on a hill north of the city centre, in the neighbourhood Fortinho.

It was built in 1852 for the defence of Porto Grande Bay and the city of Mindelo.

[1] Since 1930, it was only used for civil purposes, and it gradually fell into disrepair.

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