Definition of Joao Pessoa

1. Noun. A city in northeastern Brazil near the Atlantic Ocean to the north of Recife.

Generic synonyms: City, Metropolis, Urban Center
Group relationships: Brasil, Brazil, Federative Republic Of Brazil

Definition of Joao Pessoa

1. Proper noun. State capital of Paraíba (Brazil). ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Joao Pessoa

Jovian
Jovian planet
Jovian planets
Jovians
Jovicentric
Jovinianist
Jovinianists
Jowett
Joy
Joy of Angels
Joyce
Joyce Carol Oates
Joycean
Joycian
Joynson
João Pessoa
Jr
Js antigen
Juan Carlos
Juan Carlos Victor Maria de Borbon y Borbon
Juan Domingo Peron
Juan Ramon Jimenez
Juan de Fuca Strait
Juanita
Juarez
Juba
Juba dance
Jubber
Jubbulpore
Jubilee

Literary usage of Joao Pessoa

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Brazil by Anton Jakob, Fernanda Cordoeiro, Claus Jäke (1999)
"Joao Pessoa Although Joao Pessoa. capital of the small state of Paraiba. contains its share of interesting churches and cloisters. it is best known for the ..."

2. Behind Bars in Brazil by Joanne Mariner, James Cavallaro (1998)
"Kirst Jury Tribunal of Joao Pessoa. Paraiba. March 31. 1998 (translation by Human Rights Watch). Under Brazilian law. military police can only be tried for ..."

3. Human Rights Watch World Report 1998 by Human Rights Watch Staff (1997)
"This was not always the case, however, in all of Brazil in 1997. On July 29, military police entered the Roger penitentiary in Joao Pessoa ..."

4. The Struggle for Land in Brazil: Rural Violence Continues by Jemera Rone (1992)
"... community until everyone in town is aware that a 20 CPT, "Condenado Autor da Chacina na Paraiba" (Joao Pessoa, Paraiba: CPT Paraiba, February 28, 1992). ..."

5. The Fragile Tropics of Latin America by Toshie Nishizawa, Juha I. Uitto (1995)
"The discussion is based on a detailed field survey on the Conde upland near the city of Joao Pessoa, the capital of Paraiba state. ..."

6. Brazil: Volume 2005 Issue 2 by OECD Staff (2005)
"The programme is currently in place in Maceio and Joao Pessoa in the North-East, Curitiba in the South, and Brasilia. 7. The experience of Mexico is ..."

7. The Information Universe: Issues in Informing Science and Information by Informing Science Institute, Eli Cohen, Ed. (2006)
"Proceedings of the 15th Brazilian Symposium on Databases (SBBD'2000). Joao Pessoa, Brazil. Blackburn, S. (1996). The Oxford dictionary of philosophy. ..."

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