João Pessoa

American

[zhoo-oun pe-saw-uh] / ʒʊˈãʊ̃ pɛˈsɔ ə /

noun

a seaport in NE Brazil.

João Pessoa British

/ ˈʒuəum peˈsoa /

noun

a port in NE Brazil, capital of Paraíba state. Pop: 931 000 (2005 est)

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As part of a Interpol-led multinational police operation aimed at combatting the 'Ndrangheta, he was finally tracked down to a hotel in the city of João Pessoa in 2021.

From BBC

“You know that passionate couple? That was them,” her daughter Kátia Castilho told the Associated Press in a video call from northeastern city Joao Pessoa.

From Seattle Times

Brazilian police have arrested fugitive Italian mafia boss Rocco Morabito in the north-eastern city of João Pessoa.

From BBC

Morabito was arrested in a hotel room in the northeastern coastal city of João Pessoa, along with two other foreigners, Brazil's Justice Ministry said in a statement.

From Reuters

In 2012 he photographed wildcat miners in the jungle, in 2014 a soccer tournament in a prison in João Pessoa.

From The Guardian

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