Barra Rio Grande Lighthouse
Barra Rio Grande Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on a sandy strip between the Lagoa dos Patos and the South Atlantic Ocean in the municipality of São José do Norte, Brazil.Photo: MAGRAO30, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in São José do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
- Also known as: “Barra Lighthouse” and “Farol da Barra, São José do Norte”
- Historically known as: “Rio Grande do Sul Lighthouse”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rio Grande.
Rio Grande
Photo: Scheridon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rio Grande is the oldest city in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, the most important port city in the state and has one of the most important maritime ports in Brazil. It's also the former state capital from 1835 to 1845.
Barra Rio Grande Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: São José do Norte, Grande Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, South, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-32.11781° or 32° 7′ 4″ southLongitude
-52.07688° or 52° 4′ 37″ westElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
48V9VWJF+V6OpenStreetMap ID
node 1362904820OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From French to Portuguese—“Barra Rio Grande Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Barra”
- French: “phare de São José do Norte”
- French: “Phare de São José do Norte”
- Portuguese: “Farol da Barra”
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