Ilha Fiscal

[1] The New York Times' Marlise Simons considers the former-Customs House a "preposterous neo-Gothic edifice of green turrets.

[2] During the Revolt of the Lash, on 23 November 1910, the Brazilian battleship São Paulo was located off the island and headed out of the bay unscathed.

[8] Since 1914, the Navy's Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (Portuguese: Diretoria de Hidrografia e Navegação) has been based on Ilha Fiscal.

[12][13][14] During the Mensalão scandal, presidential advisor Ricardo Kotscho made a public statement which Folha de S.Paulo journalist Clóvis Rossi [pt] compared to the infamous ball, "where the court danced while the monarchy collapsed.

Boat and land tours depart the nearby Navy Cultural Center [pt] and travel to and around Ilha Fiscal.

Ilha Fiscal with the Rio–Niterói Bridge and Serra dos Órgãos National Park further on in the background.