Fonte do Ribeirão
A stone public fountain built in 1796, with five spouts shaped like monsters on its front and a legend that tunnels beneath it lead across the city, including a tale about a serpent.
Fonte do Ribeirão is a public drinking fountain built during the colonial period to supply the city with water. Its stone wall has five decorative bronze spouts, and the basin is said to connect to an underground network of tunnels beneath the city. A local legend tells of a giant serpent coiled beneath the city, with its head at Fonte do Ribeirão and its tail at the Carmo Church. If the two ends ever meet, the entire island will sink. The fountain is in the city center, is free to visit, and can be paired with the Carmo Church.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Teatro Arthur Azevedo
- Museu Histórico e Artístico do Maranhão
- Igreja do Carmo
- Cathedral of São Luís
- Palácio de La Ravardière
- Museu do Reggae
- Historic Centre of São Luís (Praia Grande)
- Centro de Cultura Popular Domingos Vieira Filho