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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 ...
Pu is a Chinese word meaning "unworked wood; inherent quality; simple" that was an early Daoist metaphor for the natural state of humanity, and relates with the Daoist keyword ziran (literally "self so") "natural; spontaneous".
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 ...
On 1 April 1817, the Provisional Government of the state of Paraíba do Norte [a] declared a new flag to represent itself alongside the state of Pernambuco. [1] While both states were by law provinces of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, being the province of Paraíba [] and Pernambuco, they alongside with the province of Rio Grande were embroiled in the Pernambucan ...
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.
Áo is Mandarin pinyin and Wade–Giles romanization of the Chinese surname written 敖 in Chinese character. It is romanized as Ngo in Cantonese. Ao is listed 375th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. [1] As of 2008, it is the 261st most common surname in China, shared by 250,000 people. [2]
[1] [2] Chinese symbols often have auspicious meanings associated to them, such as good fortune, happiness, and also represent what would be considered as human virtues, such as filial piety, loyalty, and wisdom, [1] and can even convey the desires or wishes of the Chinese people to experience the good things in life. [2]
Straw dogs or grass dogs (simplified Chinese: 刍狗; traditional Chinese: 芻狗; pinyin: chú gǒu), figures of dogs made out of straw, were used as ceremonial objects in ancient China, as a substitute for the sacrifice of living dogs. Chú gǒu has been used figuratively to refer to anything discarded after use. [1]