| Punta Brava Lighthouse Punta Carretas | |
| Location: | Punta Brava Montevideo Uruguay |
| Coordinates: | -34.9353°N -56.1606°W |
| Yearbuilt: | 1876 |
| Automated: | 1962 |
| Construction: | brick tower |
| Shape: | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern atop keeper’s house |
| Marking: | unpainted tower, white lantern with red vertical stripes |
| Height: | 19m (62feet) |
| Focalheight: | 21m (69feet) |
| Range: | 15nmi |
| Characteristic: | Fl WR 5s. |
| Country: | Uruguay |
| Countrynumber: | UY-151[1] |
Punta Brava Lighthouse (Faro de Punta Brava), also known as Punta Carretas Lighthouse, is a lighthouse in Punta Carretas, Montevideo, Uruguay. It was erected in 1876. The lighthouse has a height of 21 metres and its light reaches 15nmi away, with a flash every ten seconds.[2] In 1962, the lighthouse became electric. The lighthouse is important for guiding boats into the Banco Inglés, Buceo Port or the entrance of the Santa Lucía River, west of Montevideo city.