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The Cabo Branco Lighthouse is located on the cliffs of Cabo Branco, in the neighborhood of the same name, in João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil. Situated-approximately 800 metres (2,600 ft) to the north of Ponta do Seixas, easternmost point of the entire Americas. It is one of the most important and visited places in João Pessoa.
Portuguese sailing explorers first reached the location they called Cabo Branco in 1441. The Spanish interest in Western Africa , in the desert coast of the Sahara, resulted from fishing activities carried out from the Canary Islands by Spanish fishermen, who also hunted and traded seal.
The Cabo Blanco Absolute Natural Reserve is a Nature Reserve of Costa Rica, part of the Tempisque Conservation Area in the province of Puntarenas, covering an area of 3,140 acres (12.7 km 2) terrestrial and 4,420 acres (17.9 km 2) marine on the southern tip of the Nicoya Peninsula near Montezuma-Cabuya and Mal Pais.
Cabo Branco Beach. Bessa Beach: [38] At the extreme north of João Pessoa, with 5.3 km (3.3 mi) of white sand beach beside calm green waters, reefs and coconut trees, Bessa Beach is among the most sought after by tourists. Seixas Beach. Seixas Beach: [39] This beach is situated on the easternmost end of the Americas. Nationally known as the ...
Cabo Blanco may refer to: Cabo Blanco, Africa, a peninsula also known as Ras Nouadhibou; Cabo Blanco, Peru, fishing village and surf spot; Cabo Blanco, Spain, village in Arona, Spain; Cabo Blanco, Chile, hamlet in Valdivia, Chile; Cabo Blanco, Costa Rica, wildlife reserve; Cabo Blanco, a film starring Charles Bronson
Ponta dos Seixas, from the perspective of the tip of Cabo Branco Beach. Ponta do Seixas (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpõtɐ du ˈsejʃɐs]), is a beach on the Atlantic coast of Paraíba state, northeastern Brazil, that forms the easternmost point of the American double-continent, roughly 8 km (5 mi) southeast of João Pessoa, the state capital.
Cabo Branco Lighthouse: Ponta do Seixas 1972: 18 m (59 ft) 46 m (151 ft) ...
Cabo Blanco is a fishing village in northwestern Peru, 3 km northwest from El Alto, Talara, Piura. It was famous in the past among big-game fishermen and today is a noted surf break. The village takes its name from the light coloured nearby mountains. In the 1950s and 1960s, fishermen traveled to Cabo Blanco to hunt big marlin.