Cabo Branco Lighthouse

Cabo Branco Lighthouse

Cabo Branco Farol located in Ponta dos Seixas João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil
Location	João Pessoa Paraíba Brazil
Coordinates	7°08′55″S 34°47′48″W
Tower
Constructed	1972
Construction	concrete tower
Height	18 metres (59 ft)
Shape	triangular tower with three wings and no lantern
Markings	white tower with horizontal black band above the wings
Heritage	asset of historic and or cultural interest
Light
First lit	1972
Focal height	45 metres (148 ft)
Range	27 nmi (50 km; 31 mi)
Characteristic	LFl W 10s
Brazil no.	BR-1256

The Cabo Branco Lighthouse is located on the cliffs of Cabo Branco, in the neighborhood of the same name, in 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

A concrete triangular tower, with three projections pointed in a wing shape 3.5 metres (11 ft) above the floor. The tower is painted white with a horizontal black strip immediately above the wings. It is not a true lighthouse as it lacks a light, but rather a type of navigation marker.

The tower was inaugurated in April 1972, during the government of Emílio Médici. The beacon of "Cape White" has a triangular shape with wings, the only one like it in the world. The architects had the intention to represent a sisal plant in the design of the lighthouse. Sisal has been one of the most lasting economic mainstays in the state of Paraiba.

See also

• List of lighthouses in Brazil

External links

• Centro de Sinalização Náutica Almirante Moraes Rego (in Portuguese)
• Video on Cabo Branco lighthouse (Farol do Cabo Branco)