Forte do Castelo / Fort of the Castle

Belem, Para, Brasil 03/2006.Forte do Castelo: marco da fundacao de Belem, foi a primeira construcao da cidade, em 1616. Uma fortaleza militar, construida na confluencia do Rio Guama com a Baia do Guajara, numa elevacao de onde se ve todo o movimento da Baia./ The city was foundated on January 12, 1616 by capitain Francisco Caldeiras de Castelo Branco, who was sent by the Portuguese crown to defend the region against French, Dutch and British colonisation attempts. For this purpose, he built a fortress called Forte do Presepio (currently called Forte do Castelo). Located on the margins of Guajara Bay..Foto © Marcos Issa/Argosfoto

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