Forte de São Lourenço

Forte de São Lourenço (English language: Fort of Saint Lawrence) is a fort located in Itaparica, Bahia in Brazil. It sits on a strategic point at the north of Itaparica Island on a site used for whaling in the early 17th century. The Dutch constructed a small earthwork fortification on the site during the Dutch occupation of Brazil (1630–1654); it was reconstructed by the Portuguese in its present form in the early 18th century. The fort was used by Brazilian forces during the Brazilian struggle for independence in 1823; the Brazilian Navy has owned the fort since the same year. The Forte de São Lourenço was listed as a federal historic structure in 1938.

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Forte de São Lourenço ranks #7,217 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #42 of the 80 mapped in Brazil. Founded 1647, it is older than 28% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. 12 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. See how Brazil compares in the castle statistics.

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