Church of Saint Peter Gonzalez

Saint Peter Gonzalez Church (Portuguese: Igreja de São Frei Pedro Gonçalves) is a Catholic church located at Largo de São Frei Pedro Gonçalves (which includes the church, houses and Hotel Globo).

It is on top of the hill of the old Porto do Varadouro, in front of the Sanhauá River in the historic center of João Pessoa, capital of the Brazilian state of Paraíba.

[1] During the restoration of the church in 2000, technicians (historians, archaeologists and architects) identified the ruins of a fortification built at the end of the 16th century.

In a preliminary assessment by Brazilian National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN) technicians, they may be the walls of a fortress,[2] possibly the Fort of Varadouro.

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View of the Saint Peter Gonzalez Church from the Sanhauá River
Side view of St. Peter González Church