Preguiças Lighthouse
Maranhão, Brazil
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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The Preguiças Lighthouse, also known as the Mandacaru Lighthouse, stands 35 meters tall on the banks of the Preguiças River in Maranhão, Brazil, within Lençóis National Park. Constructed in 1940, the structure is a white truncated conical concrete tower distinguished by four black bands and four ribs, with a double gallery near its top. Located in the village of Mandacaru near the town of Barreirinhas, the lighthouse remains inhabited and is open to visitors on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays.
- Built
- Type
- lighthouse
- Height
- 35 m
- Place
- Maranhão, Brazil
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