Estado da Paraíba

Ponta do Seixas (Portuguese: [ˈpõtɐ du ˈsejʃɐs]), also known as Cape Branco, is a cape on the Atlantic coast of Paraíba state, eastern Brazil, that forms the easternmost point of the American continents, roughly 8 km (5 mi) southeast of João Pessoa, the state capital. It is surrounded by white sand beaches bordered by flat-topped forms of sedimentary strata called "tabuleiros", which rise sharply above the beaches to heights between 150 and 500 ft, and enjoys abundant rainfall. It lies on the co…

Presidente João Suassuna Airport is the airport serving Campina Grande, Brazil. It is named after João Suassuna (1886-1930), President of the State of Paraíba (at the time in Brazil, State Governors had the title of President) from 1924 to 1928. It is operated by AENA. History Even though the airport was only inaugurated in 1963, since the 1940s air services operated to the site, using an existent runway. Infraero became the operator of the airport in 1980. In 1984 and 1998 it made extensive re…

The Federal University of Campina Grande (Portuguese: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande, UFCG) is a public university whose main campus is located in the city of Campina Grande, Paraíba, Brazil. Together with the Federal University of Paraíba, it is the main university of the state of Paraiba, Brazil. Established after splitting from UFPB in 2002, it is one of the leading technological and scientific production institutes of northeastern Brazil, being mentioned in a 2001 edition of the News…