Praça dos Mártires, Historic site in Fortaleza, Brazil.

Praça dos Mártires, also called Passeio Público, is Fortaleza's oldest square, built in 1890 in neoclassical style and remodelled in 1940 after Rio de Janeiro's Passeio Público. A tall stone fountain with a small sculpted figure at its peak rises from a circular pool, and a wide walkway of grey stone slabs runs between rows of green slatted benches and white masonry pillars with dark metal railings.

The square was planned by Silva Paulet and laid out in the neoclassical style in 1890. In 1825, during José Félix de Azevedo e Sá's government, five Confederation of the Equator revolutionaries were executed here: Azevedo Bolão, Feliciano Carapinima, Francisco Ibiapina, Padre Mororó and Pessoa Anta. It was renovated in 1940 following the model of Rio de Janeiro's Passeio Público and listed by IPHAN on 13 April 1965.

The square's current name was fixed by the Municipal Chamber of Fortaleza on 11 January 1879, honouring the five Confederation of the Equator revolutionaries executed on the site in 1825: Azevedo Bolão, Feliciano Carapinima, Francisco Ibiapina, Padre Mororó and Pessoa Anta. It is also called Passeio Público, after the Rio de Janeiro promenade that inspired its 1940 remodelling. Its paths hosted Ceará's first football matches, played by sailors from ships anchored in the port, English residents and wealthy locals.

The square is accessible daily from sunrise to sunset along well-maintained paths that allow visitors to explore all three levels comfortably. Shaded benches are scattered throughout, and the ocean view is best enjoyed from the upper terraces.

The square's name, adopted on 11 January 1879 by the Municipal Chamber of Fortaleza, recalls the five Confederation of the Equator rebels executed on the site in 1825: Azevedo Bolão, Feliciano Carapinima, Francisco Ibiapina, Padre Mororó and Pessoa Anta.