Construction concrete tower Characteristic LFl W 10s. Opened 1972 | Focal height 45 metres (148 ft) Height 19 m Year first constructed 1972 | |
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Location João PessoaParaíbaBrazil Tower shape triangular frustum tower with three wings and no lantern Markings / pattern white tower with horizontal black band above the wings Hours Closed now Sunday9AM–8PMMonday9AM–8PMTuesday9AM–8PMWednesday9AM–8PMThursday9AM–8PMFriday9AM–8PMSaturdayClosed Similar Picãozinho, Estação Cabo Branco, Camboinha, Cabo Branco, Tambau Beach | ||
Cabo branco lighthouse brazil
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.
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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.