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João Pessoa

About João Pessoa

674,762 in city
1,077,944 in metro
211 km² (81 mi²)
40 m
João Pessoa is the capital of Paraíba, a state in the northeast region of Brazil, sometimes called the city where the sun comes first, is a Brazilian city and the easternmost city in the Americas called Ponta Seixas. João Pessoa has approximately 40 km of beaches (both residential and virgin) as well as many small, natural islands. The Brazilian Ministry of Tourism (BMT) notes that "on the outskirts of the capital are the most popular beaches in the State, such as Tambaú and Manaíra. Nearby it is possible to find one of the few Brazilian nudist beaches (naturism) that is officially recognized, Tambaba." In addition, BMT enphasizes that it is "full of parks and avenues which abound with fruit and ornamental trees; João Pessoa has many forest reserves, where one can find the coconut tree and many other species of tree which constitute the coastal woodland landscape that attracts thousands of tourists every year." All buildings with 12+ floors in João Agripino and Brisamar neighborhoods can be found in this database.

Boroughs

Aeroclube (40), Altiplano (14), Bairro dos Estados (17), Bairro dos Ipês (4), Bessa (31), Brisamar (21), Cabo Branco (40), Centro (15), Costa e Silva (1), Expedicionários (5), Jardim Oceania (143), José Américo (2), João Agripino (6), Manaíra (245), Mangabeira (1), Miramar (43), Oitizeiro (2), Pedro Gondim (1), Planalto da Boa Esperança (1), Ponta do Seixas (2), Roger (1), Tambauzinho (7), Tambaú (106), Tambiá (3), Torre (5), Treze de Maio (1), Varadouro (1), Varjão (1), Água Fria (7)

Metro Cities

Bayeux, Cabedelo, Conde, Cruz do Espírito Santo, João Pessoa, Lucena, Mamanguape, Rio Tinto, Santa Rita

No. of Buildings

No. Current status
769 All Buildings
733
existing
30
under construction
6
planned

Tallest Buildings

# Building Height Year
1 Tour Geneve 598 ft 2018
2 Residencial Liège 581 ft 2018
3 Residencial Alfredo Volpi 500 ft 2016
4 Rio Mamoré 449 ft 2011
5 Tours Mont-Blanc Torre B 425 ft 2013

Building types

No. Type
393 high-rise building
352 low-rise building
11 skyscraper
8 mast (framework)
4 church
1 telecommunications tower

Other buildings

No. Type
3 Famous buildings
17 Buildings with construction images