[1][2] The Church of Saint Antony of Barra is located on a hillside at the southeast tip of the city.

It sits directly above Forte de São Diogo and provided a strategic view of the Bay of All Saints.

The church overlooks the south-west tip of the city towards the Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra and the Barra Lighthouse and a view north to the Small Fort of Our Lady of Monserrate and Church and Monastery of Our Lady of Monserrate on the Itapagipe Peninsula.

The upper floor is accessed via an external staircase, a feature common to early churches in Bahia.

Candido Alves de Souza (1840-1884) completed carvings in the chancel of Santo Antonio da Barra in the late 19th century.