Cabo Branco Lighthouse, Lighthouse on the cliffs in João Pessoa, Brazil

Cabo Branco Lighthouse is a concrete tower with a triangular cross-section, painted white with a black horizontal band just above three pointed, wing-shaped projections set 3.5 metres above the ground. A small rounded light fixture tops the tower, and a wide flat white canopy extends from its lower section. It stands on a cliff at Cabo Branco beach, about 800 metres north of Ponta do Seixas.

Designed by Pedro Abraão Dieb, a retired professor of architecture at the Federal University of Paraíba, the tower was inaugurated on 21 April 1972 under President Emílio Médici, during the military dictatorship. Its designers shaped it as a sisal plant, the crop behind one of Paraíba's longest-lasting economic cycles.

The structure's shape recalls a sisal plant, honoring the agricultural roots of Paraiba's economy. This design choice reflects how deeply the region's identity connects to its farming past.

The lighthouse stands on the Cabo Branco cliff about 800 metres north of Ponta do Seixas, reachable by road from João Pessoa. Visitors view it from outside, on foot around the white base and the chain fence that borders the structure; light poles stand in front of and beside it.

The structure operates without any active light system, functioning purely as a visual navigation marker for passing vessels. Its unusual three-winged design stands alone worldwide, making it a one-of-a-kind coastal landmark.