Cabo Branco Lighthouse

Cabo Branco Lighthouse

Cabo Branco Farol located in Ponta dos Seixas João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Cabo Branco Lighthouse
Brazil
Location João Pessoa
Paraíba
Brazil
Coordinates 7°08′55″S 34°47′48″W / 7.14861°S 34.79667°W / -7.14861; -34.79667Coordinates: 7°08′55″S 34°47′48″W / 7.14861°S 34.79667°W / -7.14861; -34.79667
Year first constructed 1972
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape triangular frustum tower with three wings and no lantern
Markings / pattern white tower with horizontal black band above the wings
Height 18 metres (59 ft)
Focal height 45 metres (148 ft)
Characteristic LFl W 10s.
Admiralty number G0190
NGA number 17904
ARLHS number BRA-015
Brazil number BR-1256[1]

The Cabo Branco Lighthouse is located on the cliffs of Cabo Branco, district of the same name, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. Situated-approximately 800 metres (2,600 ft) to the north of Ponta do Seixas, easternmost point of the entire Americas. It is one of the most important and visited places in João Pessoa.

History

Concrete triangular tower, with three projections pointed in wing shape 3.5 metres (11 ft) above the floor. Tower painted white with a horizontal black strip immediately above the wings.

It was inaugurated in April 1972, the government of Emilio Medici, full military dictatorship. The beacon of "Cape White" has a triangular shape wings, the only one in the world. The architects had the intention to represent a sisal plant, to design the lighthouse. Sisal was one of the most lasting economic cycles and profit in the state of Paraiba.

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References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northeastern Brazil". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
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