Paraíba

[ par-uh-ee-buh; Portuguese pah-rah-ee-bah ]

noun

1. a state in E Brazil. 21,760 sq. mi. (56,360 sq. km). : João Pessoa.

Paraíba

/ paraˈiba /

noun

1. a state of NE Brazil, on the Atlantic: consists of a coastal strip, with hills and plains inland; irrigated agriculture. Capital: João Pessoa. Pop: 3 494 893 (2002). Area: 56 371 sq km (21 765 sq miles)
2. Also calledParaíba do Sulˈduː sul a river in SE Brazil, flowing southwest and then northeast to the Atlantic near Campos. Length: 1060 km (660 miles)
3. Also calledParaíba do Norteˈduː ˈnɔrtə a river in NE Brazil, in Paraíba state, flowing northeast and east to the Atlantic. Length: 386 km (240 miles)
4. the former name (until 1930) of João Pessoa

Example Sentences

Born in Paraíba, a state in Brazil’s poor northeast region, 77-year-old de França’s blend of psychedelic rock with traditional rhythms and modernist poetry long went overlooked, even as she toured the nation in the 1970s and ’80s.

From Seattle Times

One player named in media reports who has not been charged, 37-year-old right back Nino Paraiba, had his contract with top-flight team America terminated.

From Seattle Times

Cruzeiro, Fluminense and America made the same decisions about 29-year-old midfielder Richard, 23-year-old defender Vitor Mendes, and 37-year-old right-back Nino Paraiba, respectively.

From Seattle Times

André Magalhães, a biologist at the Federal University of São João del-Rei’s main campus, first spotted groups of glowing zebrafish swimming in the Paraíba do Sul River Basin in 2015, in slow-moving creeks.

From Science Magazine

Former Porto and Zenit St Petersburg star Hulk, who is from the state of Paraiba, went through that at a national team news conference before the 2014 World Cup.

From BBC