Forte do Presépio
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| native_name = Forte do Castelo do Senhor Santo Cristo do Presépio de Belém
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| built = {{Start date|1616}}
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| builder = Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco
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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.
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Category:Buildings and structures in Belém
Category:Portuguese colonial architecture in Brazil
Category:National heritage sites of Pará
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