Galinhos Lighthouse, Lighthouse in Galinhos, Brazil.

Galinhos Lighthouse is a 13 meter (43 feet) tall navigation structure on the Rio Grande do Norte coast with distinctive red and white stripes. It sends white flashes and can guide ships within a range of approximately 12 nautical miles from the shore.

Built in 1931 to make the coast visible and give safe passage to navigation, the lighthouse has since become one of the region's main landmarks. It belongs to the Brazilian Navy and is run by the Centro de Sinalização Náutica e Reparos Almirante Moraes Rego (CAMR) of the Diretoria de Hidrografia e Navegação (DHN).

The lighthouse is painted white with a single horizontal red band, and its small lantern sits on a gallery atop the 13-metre metal tower. The concrete base disappears under the water at high tide, so the tower stands alone offshore. It is 25 km west of Caiçara do Norte, and the light shows one second of white every ten seconds.

The lighthouse stands on a concrete platform that is submerged at high tide, so it cannot be reached on foot or by land; access is only by boat from Galinhos. Plan the crossing around the tide, since the base is under water when the tide is in. The tower is 25 km west of Caiçara do Norte.

The lighthouse stands on a concrete base that is submerged at high tide, so it cannot be reached on foot; boats from Galinhos are the only way to get close. Its light shows for 1 second and stays dark for 9 seconds in each 10-second cycle.