Fortress
Forte do Castelo de Belém
🇧🇷 Brazil · 17th century
Forte do Presépio (formally Forte do Castelo do Senhor Santo Cristo do Presépio de Belém) is a fort located in Belém, Pará, Brazil. It was built in 1616 by Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco at Maúri Point, a promontory on the right bank of the mouth of the Guamá River and Guajará Bay. The first chapel in Belém was located in the fort. It was a temporary structure and was dedicated to Our Lady of Grace, and was moved a few years later to the current Largo da Sé, and became the Cathedral of Our Lady of Grace in the 18th century. The fort was listed as a historic structure by the National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute in 1961.
Text adapted from “Forte do Presépio” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forte do Castelo de Belém ranks #5,229 of 8,134 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #22 of the 80 mapped in Brazil. Founded 1616, it is older than 31% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 626 atlas entries founded in the 17th century. See how Brazil compares in the castle statistics.
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Where is Forte do Castelo de Belém?
Forte do Castelo de Belém stands in Brazil, at -1.45444°, -48.50528°.
When was Forte do Castelo de Belém built?
The atlas dates its founding to 1616. Earlier structures may have stood on the site; this is the earliest documented founding year.
How famous is Forte do Castelo de Belém?
In this atlas's fame ranking: #5,229 of 8,134 worldwide, and #22 in Brazil. Fame here combines how many Wikipedia language editions cover a landmark with how many people read them.
What is the nearest castle to Forte do Castelo de Belém?
Fortaleza de São José de Macapá, about 328 km away.
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