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.

Barra Rio Grande Lighthouse
LocationSão José do Norte
Rio Grande do Sul
Brazil
Coordinates32°07′04″S 52°04′37″W
Tower
Constructed1820 (first)
1842 (second)[1]
Foundationconcrete base
Constructioncast iron tower
Height31 metres (102 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingsblack and white horizontal band tower, white lantern
OperatorBrazilian Navy
RaconK
Light
First lit1852 (current)
Deactivated1842 (first)
1852 (second)
Focal height32 metres (105 ft)[2]
Light sourcemain power
Range30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi)[2]
CharacteristicOc (6) W 21s.[2]
Brazil no.BR-4008[1]

History

The first lighthouse, a lantern atop the tower of the Commander of the Port, was established since 1 December 1820, but went out of order at the first storm. Since then a fire was lit in order to direct safely the ships to the harbour. In 1827 was asked to Pedro I of Brazil to rebuild the lighthouse, only on 2 August 1842 it was relit. In 1847 a new cylindrical prefabricated cast iron lighthouse, 31 metres (102 ft) high, was commissioned in London and on 18 January 1852 was lit. At first the lantern was equipped with a catoptrics system replaced in 1886 by a 2nd order of Fresnel lens built by Barbier and Fenestre. The lighthouse was painted in red, then in dark red and at last with black and white horizontal bands. The lantern emits a white occulting light (Oc (6) W 21 seconds) visible up to 30 nautical miles (56 km; 35 mi). The lighthouse is managed by Brazilian Navy and is identified by the country code number BR-4008. [3]

See also

List of lighthouses in Brazil

References
  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southern Brazil". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  2. List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
  3. "Barra". Farois Brasileiros. Archived from the original on 27 May 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
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