Nautical Museum Of Bahia

Installed in the Fort of Santo Antônio da Barra, the oldest military building in Brazil, whose construction dates back to 1534, the Nautical Museum of Bahia is unique of its kind throughout the state, bringing together a valuable collection of underwater archaeological finds, a collection of navigational instruments and nautical signs, mock-ups, miniatures of boats of varied origin and a permanent exhibition on the geography, history, anthropology and culture of the Bay of All Saints, as well as the maritime, military and administrative life of the city of Salvador, the first capital of the country. its most important city for more than three centuries. 

Built before the very city of Salvador, which dates to 1549, the Santo Antônio da Barra Fort is a fine example of Portuguese military architecture from the 16th century. Its privileged location on the corner of the bay, from where a beautiful view of the ocean, the elegance of its layout, and the grandeur of its internal spaces can be noticed by all those who go there.

The building is undoubtedly the main attraction of the museum, whose collection allows the visitor to have direct contact with the country's centuries-old history through the display of domestic utensils, coins, seals, jars and warlike materials that have been submerged for about 300 years. came to light as a result of the first underwater research of the genre throughout the country's history. Objects that allow the public to experience important aspects of the daily life of the first Brazilians and that together with the other pieces of the collection of the Nautical Museum of Bahia help to understand the presence, importance and meaning of the sea and marine life in the formation and development of Brazilian society.

In Forte is Farol da Barra , one of the best known postcards in Bahia around the world. The original lighthouse was installed at the fort in the year 1698, being the first of all America. Whale oil fed glass-lighted lanterns that signaled to the navigators the entrance to the bay. Successive reforms transformed the original lighthouse in 1839, 1890 and 1937 when it was finally electrified.

Source: http://www.museunauticodabahia.org.br/