In 1555 , Frenchman Villegaignon improvised a fortification to defend "French Antarctica". Taken by Men de Sá in 1567, this fortification was expanded into the key point for the defense of the Guanabara Bay. Fort Santa Cruz is the most important historical monument in Niterói (my hometown), with its dungeons, fortifications, execution sites, and gun batteries. This 16th century landmark is...