Barra Lighthouse
The Barra Lighthouse also known as the Santo Antônio Lighthouse, is a lighthouse in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It is located at the tip of the Padrão, now the Point of Santo Antônio, to the extreme south of Salvador, at the entrance of the Bay of All Saints.Photo: Leon petrosyan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photo: Milena Citra, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: lighthouse in Bahia, Brazil
- Also known as: “Barra lighthouse”, “Farol da Barra”, “Farol da Barra (Salvador)”, “Farol de Santo Antonio”, “Farol de Santo Antônio”, “Farol de Santo Antônio da Barra”, “Santo Antonio Lighthouse”, and “Santo Antônio Lighthouse”
- Address: R. do Gavaza, 24 - Barra, Barra, Salvador, 40140-650
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museu Náutico da Bahia and Forte de Santa Maria.
Museu Náutico da Bahia
Museum
Photo: Marinha do Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Museu Náutico da Bahia is a museum.
Forte de Santa Maria
Museum
Photo: Betina Valente, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Forte de Santa Maria is a fort located in Salvador, Bahia in Brazil. It is also known as the Fortim de Santa Maria. It retains much of its original structure of the 17th century, including its broad, stone curtain walls. Forte de Santa Maria is situated 660 metres north of Barra Lighthouse.
The British Cemetery
Cemetery
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The British Cemetery of Bahia is a burial ground located in Salvador, the capital and largest city in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Its history dates back to the Navigation and Trade Treaty, also known as the Strangford Treaty, signed by the Kingdom of Portugal and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1810. The British Cemetery is situated 1 km north of Barra Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Graça and Água de Meninos.
Graça
Suburb
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Graça is a neighborhood located in the southern zone of Salvador, Bahia. It is one of the oldest neighborhoods in Salvador. The Church and Monastery of Our Lady of Grace is located in Graça.
Água de Meninos
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Água de Meninos is a neighborhood, which is situated 7 km northeast of Barra Lighthouse.
Itaigara
Suburb
Photo: Sitenl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Itaigara is a neighbourhood located in the southeastern zone of Salvador, Bahia. Modern and bold lies in a region "noble" of the capital Bahia, inhabited mainly by people with high purchasing power. Itaigara is situated 8 km east of Barra Lighthouse.
Barra Lighthouse
- Categories: lighthouse, cultural icon, building, and tourism
- Location: Salvador, Grande Salvador, Bahia, Northeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-13.01033° or 13° 0′ 37″ southLongitude
-38.53292° or 38° 31′ 59″ westElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Height
30 metres (98 feet)Open location code
59R3XFQ8+VROpenStreetMap ID
way 1250036362OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
7304444Wikidata ID
Q922423
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Swahili—“Barra Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “বাররা বাতিঘর”
- French: “phare de la Barra”
- French: “Phare de la Barra”
- German: “Barra Leuchtturm”
- German: “Leuchtturm Barra”
- Italian: “Faro de la Barra”
- Italian: “Faro de Santo Antonio”
- Italian: “Farol da Barra”
- Italian: “Vigia da Barra”
- Japanese: “バーハ灯台”
- Portuguese: “Farol da Barra (Bahia)”
- Portuguese: “Farol da Barra (Salvador)”
- Portuguese: “Farol da Barra”
- Portuguese: “Farol Da Barra”
- Portuguese: “Farol de Santo António”
- Portuguese: “Farol de Santo Antônio”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Santo Antônio da Barra”
- Slovenian: “Svetilnik Barra”
- Spanish: “Faro de la Barra”
- Swahili: “Barra lighthouse”
- Swahili: “Farol da Barra (Salvador)”
- Swahili: “Farol de Santo Antônio”
- Swahili: “Mnara wa taa wa Barra”
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