Brazil
Northeast
Maranhão

Mandacaru

Mandacaru is a village in Northern , on the outskirts of Mostly serving as a quick stop for daytrippers from , there is now a small inn in the building.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Preguiças Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Jairo, CC BY 2.0.
also called Mandacaru Lighthouse is a lighthouse in , . White truncated conical concrete tower, four black bands, four ribs, double gallery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caburé and Atins.

Photo: Otávio Nogueira, CC BY 2.0.
is a hamlet in Northern . Beautifully situated between the river and the sea, sometimes covered in a fine layer of sand carried in by certain winds.

Photo: Lessa.danilo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a fishermen's village in turned kitesurfing hotspot nestled on the estuary of Rio Preguiças into the Atlantic Ocean, a few km away from the dunes of National Park.

Mandacaru

Latitude
-2.5917° or 2° 35′ 30″ south
Longitude
-42.707° or 42° 42′ 25″ west
Open location code
689VC75V+86
Wiki­data ID
Q14223899
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Mandacaru”. Photo: Eduardo P, CC BY-SA 3.0.