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Cape Branco
Cape Branco lighthouse, eastern Brazil.
Cape Branco
cape, Brazil
Also known as: Cabo Branco
Cape Branco, cape on the Atlantic coast of ParaĆba estado (state), eastern Brazil, that forms the easternmost point of the South American continent. Located 5 mi (8 km) southeast of JoĆ£o Pessoa, the state capital, in a zone of abundant rainfall, Cape Branco has beautiful white sand beaches bordered by flat-topped, mesa-like forms of sedimentary strata called taboleiros, which rise sharply above the beaches to heights between 150 and 500 ft (45 m and 150 m). Cape Branco is near JoĆ£o Pessoaās airport.
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