Elevation 40 m (130 ft) Postal Code 58000-000 Local time Tuesday 7:23 PM | Time zone BRT (UTC-3) Area code(s) +55 83 Population 720,954 (2010) | |
Weather 26°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 84% Humidity Points of interest Estação Cabo Branco, Parque Arruda Câmara, Cabo Branco Lighthouse, Parque Sólon de Lucena, Espaço Cultural José Lins | ||
João Pessoa ([ʒʊˈɐ̃w peˈsoɐ]) is the capital of the state of Paraíba in Brazil. It was founded in 1585 and it is also known as the city where the sun rises first, because it is the easternmost city in the Americas at 34° 47′ 38″ W, 7° 9′ 28″ S. Its easternmost point is known as Ponta do Seixas. The city is considered "the second greenest in the world", with more than 7 square kilometres (2.7 sq mi) of forested land, second only to Paris, France.
Contents
- Map of JoC3A3o Pessoa ParaC3ADba Brazil
- History
- Environment
- Climate
- Demographics
- Religion
- International airport
- Economy
- Museums
- Sports
- References
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It is the state's largest city, with a estimated population of 801,718 of inhabitants. Its metropolitan area comprises eight other satellite cities (Bayeux, Cabedelo, Conde, Lucena, Santa Rita, and others), totalling 1,223,000 of inhabitants.
The new "Estação Ciência, Cultura e Artes" (Science, Culture and Art Station), located at the most eastern point of the Americas (Ponta das Seixas), is both 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 last projects.
History
João Pessoa is the third oldest city in Brazil.
Environment
João Pessoa has a 20 kilometres (12 mi) beachfront.
João Pessoa has many green areas distributed among its avenues, parks, and residential neighborhoods, which support its claim as "the second greenest city in the world" with more than 7 square kilometres (2.7 sq mi) of forested land, second only to Paris. It was considered thus in 1992 after a survey of urban centres in various countries carried out by the United Nations (source: Embassy of Brazil in the UK).
Climate
Joao Pessoa has a tropical rainforest climate with very warm temperatures all year long and strong rainfall in most of the months. October to December have a rather low rainfall, which means the city has characteristics of a tropical savannah climate.
Demographics
According to the IBGE of 2009, there were 702,000 people residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 45.72% White, 38.72% Pardo (two or more races), 2.77% Black, and 0.25% Asian or Amerindian.
Religion
Source: IBGE 2000.
International airport
Joao Pessoa is served by Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport.
Economy
The GDP for the city was R$ 5,024,604,000 (2005).
The per capita income for the city was R$ 7,604 (2005).
Museums
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Sports
João Pessoa provides visitors and residents with various sport activities.