Fortress
Fort of Saint Antony Além‐do‐Carmo
🇧🇷 Brazil · 16th century
Forte de Santo Antônio Além do Carmo is a fort located in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It is variously known as the Forte da Capoeira, State Prison. The fort defended the northern limit of Salvador at its time of construction 17th century.
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Fort of Saint Antony Além‐do‐Carmo ranks #5,070 of 5,479 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #41 of the 62 mapped in Brazil. Founded 1600, it is older than 36% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 437 atlas entries founded in the 16th century. See how Brazil compares in the castle statistics.
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