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paraiba.pb.gov.br Paraíba ( / ˌ p ær ə ˈ iː b ə / PARR -ə- EE -bə , Brazilian Portuguese: [paɾaˈibɐ] ⓘ ; Tupí : pa'ra a'íba code: tpw is deprecated ) is a state of Brazil . It is located in the Brazilian Northeast , and it is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Ceará to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the ...
The economic growth of the Captaincy of Paraiba sparked complaints demanding the creation of an autonomous government detached from Pernambuco. Jerônimo José de Melo e Castro, governor of the captaincy, did not accept having his authority contested by Luís Diogo Lobo da Silva, governo of Pernambuco, who prevented him from properly punishing ...
The first official flag of Paraíba was adopted on 21 September 1907 by State law no. 266 during the governorship [] of Valfredo Leal [].It was renounced on 7 November 1922 by State Law no. 553 during the governorship of Sólon de Lucena [] in the wake of a political movement born in the state of Paraná that promoted abandoning state symbols in favor of national ones.
The city of João Pessoa was founded on August 5, 1585, during the celebration of the peace pact between the Portuguese represented by the Portuguese João Tavares, and the indigenous people, represented by the Piragibe Indian, chief of the Tabajara, [6] on the banks of the Paraíba River.
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