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João Pessoa
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municipality of Paraíba state, Brazil
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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- 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
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- 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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