Praia do Forte
Praia do Forte is a beach and a coastal village in the Brazilian state of Bahia, 82 km north of Salvador. Despite being overpriced and tourist-oriented without any disguise, it is probably one of the most beautiful and pleasant spots of the Northeast of the country, and a good way to relax from the noise and crowds of Salvador.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Glauco Umbelino, CC BY 2.0.
Photo: Anderson S Silva, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Garcia d’Ávila Tower House.
Garcia d’Ávila Tower House
Ruins
Photo: Turismo Bahia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Tower House of Garcia d'Avila, also known as the Castelo de Garcia d'Ávila, Forte de Garcia d'Ávila, is a 17th-century building complex in Mata de São João, Bahia, Brazil.
Praia do Forte
- Type: Village
- Description: beach and village in Brazil
- Categories: municipality district of Brazil, tourist attraction, and locality
- Location: Mata de São João, Grande Salvador, Bahia, Northeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-12.5775° or 12° 34′ 39″ southLongitude
-38.0064° or 38° 0′ 23″ westElevation
9 metres (30 feet)United Nations Location Code
BR PFROpen location code
59V3CXCV+XFOpenStreetMap ID
node 416655634OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
7281773Wikidata ID
Q1015958
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Swedish—“Praia do Forte” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Praia do Forte”
- French: “Praia do forte”
- French: “Praia do Forte”
- Galician: “Praia do Forte, Mata de São João”
- German: “Praia do Forte”
- Portuguese: “Praia do Forte (distrito)”
- Portuguese: “Praia do Forte (Mata de São João)”
- Portuguese: “Praia do Forte”
- Spanish: “Praia do Forte”
- Swedish: “Praia do Forte”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Praia do Forte”. Photo: Anderson S Silva, CC BY-SA 2.0.