Ponta do Seixas

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Coordinates: 7°8′55.41″S, 34°47′48.82″W

Cape Branco lighthouse, marking the easternmost point of the South American continent
Cape Branco lighthouse, marking the easternmost point of the South American continent

Ponta do Seixas is a cape on the Atlantic coast of Paraíba state, eastern Brazil, that forms the easternmost point of the South American continent, five miles southeast of João Pessoa, the state capital.

It is surrounded by beautiful white sand beaches bordered by flat-topped forms of sedimentary strata called "taboleiros", which rise sharply above the beaches to heights between 150 and 500 ft, and enjoys abundant rainfall. It lies on the coastal highway connecting João Pessoa and the port of Cabedelo farther north.

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