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João Pessoa

Also known as Joao Pessoa, Paraiba, Paraíba

municipality of Paraíba state, Brazil

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João Pessoa is a municipality located in Paraíba state in northeastern Brazil. As the capital of Paraíba, it serves as the state's largest city and administrative center.

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Vinony's link graph records 664 inbound references to João Pessoa, and connects out to federative unit of Brazil, culture of Brazil and Paraíba do Norte River.

The entry is geolocated on the map in BR.

Vinony files it under 1585 establishments in the Portuguese Empire, João Pessoa, Paraíba and Municipalities in Paraíba.

Vinony links it to 73 Wikipedia language editions.

Wikidata facts

Instance of: big city
Named after: João Pessoa Cavalcanti de Albuquerque
Official name: João Pessoa
Demonym: pessoense
Country: Brazil
Located in: Paraíba
Population: 595429
Area: 211.475
Elevation: 40
Time zone: UTC−02:00
Capital of: Paraíba
Shares border with: Conde
Official website: www.joaopessoa.pb.gov.br
Image: Montagem João Pessoa.jpg
Dialing code: 083

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category of associated people: Category:People from João Pessoa, Paraíba
Commons gallery: João Pessoa
twinned administrative body: Ovar
topic's main category: Category:João Pessoa, Paraíba
Commons category: João Pessoa
category for people born here: Category:Births in João Pessoa
postal code: 58000-001 58099-999
inception: 1585-00-00
native label: João Pessoa
Human Development Index: 0.763
member of: Creative Cities Network
electorate: 539547
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition

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Encyclopedic overview

João Pessoa (/ˈʒwaʊn pəˈsoʊə/ ZHWOWN pə-SOH-ə; Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w peˈsoɐ]) is a port city in northeastern Brazil. It is the largest city and capital of the state of Paraíba, with an estimated population of 888,679 (as of 2024). It is located on the right bank of the Paraíba do Norte river.

The new "Estação Ciência, Cultura e Artes" (Science, Culture and Art Station), located at the most eastern point of the Americas (Ponta do Seixas), is an educational and cultural institution as well as a national landmark. The complex, inaugurated in 2008, was created by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer and is one of his final projects.

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