Recife, Brazil
Forte de São Tiago das Cinco Pontas
Forte de São Tiago das Cinco Pontas is a fort located in Recife, Pernambuco in Brazil. It is on the location of the former Fort Frederik Hendrik, a pentagonal fortress built by the Dutch in 1630 near Mauritsstad, the capital of Dutch Brazil, and named after Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. Portuguese forces retook Recife in 1654 and demolished the fortress in 1677.
- City
- Recife
- Country
- Brazil
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
More places in Recife
- Mercado de São José
- Ricardo Brennand Institute
- Zeppelin Tower
- Kahal Zur Israel Synagogue
- Recife Brazil Temple
- Palácio de Friburgo
Background: Wikipedia