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Name: São Tomé Light  

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Nearest Town or City:
Santo Amaro de Campos, , Brazil

Location: Cabo São Tomé, NE corner of Rio de Janeiro state, southern Brazil.

Managing Organization:
Diretoria de Hidrografia e Navigacão

Tower Height: 148

Height of Focal Plane: 161

Characteristic and Range: Two long (3 second) white flashes, separated by 10.5 seconds, every 67.5 seconds.

Description of Tower: Red, octagonal, pyramidal cast-iron skeletal tower with central cylinder.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1882

Date Present Tower Built: 1882

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Yes.

Directions:
The lighthouse is at the end of the Av. Boa Vista in Santo Amaro de Campos. It is open daily in the late afternoon.


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