João Pessoa
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João Pessoa skyline as viewed from the sea
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| Nickname(s): Green City; The City where the sun rises first | |||
 Location of João Pessoa in the State of Paraíba |
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| Coordinates: 7°05′S 34°50′W / 7.083°S 34.833°WCoordinates: 7°05′S 34°50′W / 7.083°S 34.833°W | |||
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 Brazil
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 Paraíba
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| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) | ||
| Population (IBGE/2016)IBGE/2016 | |||
| • Total | 801,718 | ||
| Time zone | BRT (UTC-3) | ||
| Postal Code | 58000-000 | ||
| Area code(s) | +55 83 | ||
| Website | www |
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João Pessoa (Portuguese pronunciation: [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.
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.
João Pessoa is the third oldest city in Brazil.
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).
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.
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