This is the Fort that started the city of Fortaleza within the state of Ceara in Brazil. The fort is called Nossa Senhora Assuncao which basically translated is the Virgin Mary that watches over the fort itself.
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Martim Soares Moreno which is the founder of Ceara was born in Santiago do Cacem, Portugal in 1585 and arrived in Brazil in 1603. Later he went to Ceara in 1605 and on January 20, of 1612 took over Ceara and had control of it with the help of the indians that inhabited it at the time. He had joined forces with the indians in helping them fight their own enemies.
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In a location called River Siara which is now called Barra Do Ceara he had built a fortress that he named Sao Sebastiao. While he fought along side the indians as they where his new found family he had fallen in love with an indian woman whom had later gave birth to his son. Iracema the tabajara lady was the one whom gave birth to his son.
The fortress now is called "Nossa Senhora Assuncao" and was taken over by the Brazilian Army in 1993. The fort has a museum inside but is only open from Monday through Friday 8am to Noon and Monday through Thursday if you choose to go later from 2pm to 6pm.
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