inaugurated on 1775
during the reign of king dom josé i as part of the complex of forts that guard the guanabara bay,
fort de
são luiz is located in the jurujuba neighborhood in the
city of niterói - rio's sister city on the other side of the
bay.
given the
privileged view of the city of rio and the guanabara bay, its
purpose was to help repel invasion
attempts and pirate incursions, frequent in colonial
times, by monitoring naval traffic.