⭐ Highlight
Farol da Barra and the Museu Náutico
Brazil's first lighthouse, inside a 1698 fort on the headland where the bay meets the Atlantic.
Typical duration
75 min
Price
R$20 full, R$10 reduced (≈ €1.5–3.1 / $1.7–3.3)
From port
7.5 km / 4.7 mi
Transfer time
25 min
Indoor / Outdoor
mixed
Queue risk
low
👨👩👧 Family friendly
🕐 Best time to visit
Daily 9am-6pm, last entry 5:30pm; late afternoon for the sunset
Getting there from the port
Taxi or Uber along the Contorno and Avenida Sete; the fort is on the point at the end of Barra.
🚌 Best transport: taxi💶 Cost: R$25-45 by taxi