Built by Governor Duarte Sodré Pereira to defense that anchorage, this small fort was built in the early 20th century in place of a previous 16th century fortification, dedicated to St. Sebastian, however destroyed by a massive mudslide in 1803. It is a circular tower with revivalist arrangement, keeping the inscription and the original Baroque coat of arms.

Founded in the 15th century, the Chiesa Madre (mother church) of Ribeira Brava or St. Benedict has endured several interventions over time, Manueline, Mannerist features and Baroque. It offers a varied and rich collection of painting, sculpture, jewellery and carved in the 16th and 17th centuries, making it one of the most important patrimonial collections in the region, having his treasure been exposed in the Royal Museum of fine arts of Brussels, which the Church constitutes the core of the Bucks.