Salvador - Forte São Marcelo

From Praça Cairu a boat can be taken to Forte São Marcelo (or Forte do Mar), built in 1623 by the military architect Francisco Frias, who was also responsible for Forte São Diogo (1609-12) in Salvador and the imposing Forte dos Reis Magos (1614) in Natal. Forte São Marcelo, on a large platform lying off the harbor, was completed by the Dutch, who occupied Salvador from May 1624 to May 1625.