In recent years two long (about 2.5 miles) breakwaters or moles (moelhas) were built to protect the entrance to Rio Grande do Sul. These moles are tourist attractions; light sail-powered rail cars carry visitors over a narrow-gauge rail track to the lighthouse at end of the West Mole. (G 0622)
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