Paraíba
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the Brazil state of Paraiba
Paraíba
See also: paraíba
English
Etymology
From Portuguese Paraíba, from Old Tupi pa'ra a'íba (“bad for navigation”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Paraíba
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: João Pessoa
Derived terms
Translations
a state in north-eastern Brazil
See also
| States: Acre · Alagoas · Amapá · Amazonas · Bahia · Ceará · Espírito Santo · Goias · Maranhão · Mato Grosso · Mato Grosso do Sul · Minas Gerais · Pará · Paraíba · Paraná · Pernambuco · Piauí · Rio de Janeiro · Rio Grande do Norte · Rio Grande do Sul · Rondônia · Roraima · Santa Catarina · São Paulo · Sergipe · Tocantins |
| Federal District: Federal District |
Further reading
Category:Paraíba on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons 
Paraíba on Wikivoyage.Wikivoyage 
Paraíba on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Named after the Captaincy of Paraíba, from Old Tupi paraaíba (“bad river”).[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Paraíba f
- A state of the Northeast Region, Brazil. Capital: João Pessoa
- Synonym: (abbreviation) PB
Derived terms
See also
References
- ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “Paraíba”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 590, column 2