Paraíba, Brazil · South America
João Pessoa sits on the route: 15 minutes from Bayeux.
João Pessoa is a city located in Paraíba, Brazil. With a population of 817,511, it is an important destination in South America.
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João Pessoa ( 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.
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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.
The capital of Paraíba received the title of Creative City by UNESCO in 2017, appointing João Pessoa as "Brazilian city of handicrafts".
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João Pessoa is located in Paraíba, Brazil, South America. The coordinates are -7.1150 latitude, -34.8631 longitude.
João Pessoa has a population of approximately 817,511 people, making it a city in Brazil.
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