João Pessoa

João Pessoa, the capital of Paraíba, is a city on the northeast coast of Brazil. Wikivoyage

Population 833,932 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Brazil

• 188CrisisCrisis hotline
• 190PolicePolice
• 192AmbulanceAmbulance
• 193FireFire

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Brazil

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Museu Casa de Cultura Hermano José Museum · 200 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Somewhere to run

• Parque Linear Parahyba 2 710 m across 680 m
• Parque Linear Parahyba 540 m across 490 m
• Parque Linear Parahyba 4 700 m across 1.1 km
• Parque Linear Parahyba 3 450 m across 1.0 km

Getting around

• Terminal de Ônibus do Val Paraíso 1.4 km
• Táxi Mag Shopping 1.6 km
• Renascer 2.6 km
• Terminal de Integração do Bessa 2.6 km
• Mandacaru 3.8 km
• Táxi - Final da Epitácio Pessoa 4.1 km

More train stations: Jacaré 5.5 km

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