Chuí Lighthouse

The Chuí Lighthouse is located in Barra do Chuí, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, near the mouth of Chuí Stream and the Uruguayan border. This active lighthouse stands as the southernmost of all Brazilian lights. The current structure is the third iteration, built in 1941, replacing the first two lighthouses that stood on the site.

The current lighthouse features a 30-meter-tall tapered, cylindrical concrete tower with a double balcony and lantern. It is painted with red and white horizontal bands and emits two white flashes every 25 seconds, visible up to 46 nautical miles. The lighthouse has a concrete base and is managed by the Brazilian Navy. It is identified by the country code number BR-4660. The original first lighthouse was built in 1910, while the second one stood until 1934 before being replaced due to the instability of its foundation.

Light and tower

It has a cylindrical tower with four buttresses, double balcony and lantern (current) tower. The tower is built of concrete tower (current and second)<br>skeletal metal tower (first). Its daymark is white and red horizontal band tower, white lantern (current). The light has a focal height of 43 metres. The light has a range of 46 nautical miles. Its light characteristic is Fl (2) W 35s. It was first lit in 1941. The NGA list of lights numbers it 19012. The Admiralty list of lights numbers it G0644.