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No município de Touros, está situado o maior farol do Brasil, com 62 metros de altura. Foi contruído no início do século XX, e sua escadaria tem 277 degraus até a plataforma.
O farol está situado na Ponta do Calcanhar, que é o inicio da BR101, estrada que corta o Brasil de norte a sul.
Sua função é alertar os navios das formações de parrachos a 5 milhas da costa, onde vários navios já sossobraram.
As visitas são possíveis aos domingos, na parte da tarde. Em workshop, outra vista do mesmo farol


In the town of Touros, is located the largest lighthouse in Brazil, with 62 meters high. Was built in the early twentieth century, and its staircase has 277 steps to the platform.
The lighthouse is located in Ponta do Cotovelo, which is the beginning of the BR101 road that cuts through Brazil from north to south.
Its function is to warn ships of the formations of coral reefs to 5 miles from the coast, where several vessels have collapsed.
The visits are possible on Sundays in the afternoon.
In the workshop, another view of the lighthouse.

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