Salvador, Brazil
Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra
Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra is a fort located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It was constructed to guard the entrance to the Bay of All Saints, during the time of the Portuguese Empire. The first Portuguese fortification erected in Bahia was likely built in 1501, in the same area now occupied by the Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra.
- City
- Salvador
- Country
- Brazil
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
More places in Salvador
- Historic Center of Salvador
- Elevador Lacerda
- Archbishop's Palace of Salvador
- Campo Grande
- Cathedral Basilica of Salvador
- Church of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim, Salvador
Background: Wikipedia