Forte do Presépio | |
Native Name: | Forte do Castelo do Senhor Santo Cristo do Presépio de Belém |
Location: | Belém, Pará |
Country: | Brazil |
Type: | Fort |
Coordinates: | -1.4544°N -48.5053°W |
Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Forte do Presépio in Brazil |
Pushpin Label: | Forte do Presépio |
Builder: | Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco |
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.