| Calcanhar Lighthouse Touros Lighthouse | |
| Coordinates: | -5.1611°N -35.4865°W |
| Yearbuilt: | 1912 (first) 1937 (second)[1] |
| Yearlit: | 1943 (current) |
| Foundation: | concrete bas |
| Construction: | concrete tower (current) cast iron tower (first and second) |
| Shape: | tapered cylindrical tower strengthened by four vertical ribs and lantern |
| Marking: | tower with black and white horizontal bands |
| Height: | 62m (203feet) (current) 50m (160feet) (first) 52m (171feet) (second) |
| Focalheight: | 74m (243feet) |
| Range: | [2] |
| Characteristic: | Fl W 10s. |
Calcanhar Lighthouse (Portuguese: Farol do Calcanhar), also known as Touros Lighthouse and formerly named Olhos D'Agua,[3] is an active lighthouse in Touros, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. At a height of it is the nineteenth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, as well as the tallest in Brazil, and one of the tallest concrete lighthouses in the world.[4] [5]
The lighthouse is strategically placed on the beach of the Ponta de Calcanhar, near Touros, where the Brazilian coast forms a right angle, known as “Esquina do Brasil” (corner of Brazil) or "Esquina do Continente" (corner of the continent), near the northern end of the great curve of the cape of São Roque, the northeastern shoulder of South America. It alerts ships to a coral reef located about offshore. A spiral staircase of 277 steps leads to an observation platform; a 21-step ladder leads to the light.[6]
The site also includes several one-story lighthouse keeper's houses and the light station has a resident keeper. The site is open, and the tower is open to the public daily 9 am to 11 am.