João Pessoa

[ zhoo-oun pe-saw-uh ]

noun

1. a seaport in NE Brazil.

João Pessoa

/ ˈʒuəum peˈsoa /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Police finally tracked him down last year to João Pessoa, a port city in north-eastern Brazil, where he was arrested along with another member of the 'Ndrangheta mafia group, Vincenzo Pasquino.

From BBC

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