Fiscal Island
As the plane starts to descend on Santos Dumont Airport, all the passengers stretch their necks towards the windows. Tourists and cariocas alike want to enjoy the sight of a little green castle surrounded by coconut trees and palm trees on a small island in Guanabara Bay.
Famed as the venue of the last ball hosted by the Brazilian Empire on 9 November 1889, Fiscal Island stands out in the landscape and is an attraction open to the public.
In order to become a part of the circuit of tourist landmarks in 2001, the castle underwent extensive restoration coordinated by the Instituto do Patrimonio Historico e Artistico Nacional - IPHAN - (Historical and Artistic Heritage Institute). The works recuperated the splendor of the turret's painted dome, walls and floor.
The exterior also regained its original color. From Thursday to Sunday guided tours explore every corner of the building, one of D Pedro II's favorites. Among the attractions, halls with temporary and permanent exhibitions that portray the history of the island and of the Brazilian Navy, stained-glass windows and carved stonework - columns, arches, festoons and symbols of the Brazilian Empire.
It all starts on the quay of Espaco Cultural da Marinha where visitors board the schooner Nogueira da Gama, for the short crossing.
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