Castle Garcia D’Avila, national monument, almost a must for Brazil sightseeing

In Praia do Forte Bahia are located the ruins from the tower and the castle from Garcia D’Avila and the place has made its entry to the list of Brazilian Sightseeing und the name of Costello da Torre de Garcia D'Ávila. They are ruins of national importance, since they mark a very important step the early time of Portuguese colonisation of Brazil. Later the Castle da Torre de Garcia D'Ávila became headquarter of the largest private propriety which ever was established on this planet: it covered a surface of about 800’000 km2, which is about equal the size of Spain, Portugal, Italia, Switzerland and Holland together!