Ponta Verde Lighthouse, Maritime lighthouse in Ponta Verde beach, Maceio, Brazil.
Ponta Verde Lighthouse is a round masonry tower with a small gallery and lantern, mounted on a concrete base. It stands 11 metres tall and is painted white with four horizontal red bands. It is set on the beach in the Ponta Verde neighbourhood of Maceió, Alagoas, and can be reached only by boat.
The original structure was built in 1922 using an acetylene gas system for illumination. In 1949 the tower was replaced with a new design that gave it the distinctive striped appearance seen today.
The lighthouse is owned by the Brazilian Navy and operated by the Centro de Sinalização Náutica e Reparos Almirante Moraes Rego (CAMR), under the Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation. Its red and white bands make it a recognizable reference for boats approaching the Ponta Verde surf point.
The lighthouse stands in the surf off Ponta Verde point and is accessible only by boat; there is no footpath from the city. It is owned by the Brazilian Navy and managed by CAMR, so it is not open to visitors.
The lighthouse is owned by the Brazilian Navy and operated by the Centro de Sinalização Náutica e Reparos Almirante Moraes Rego (CAMR), under the Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation. Its light, at a focal height of 13 m, shows a 2-second white flash every 10 seconds and reaches 13 nautical miles, about 24 km.
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