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At the north east coast of Brazil, there is a City named Joćo Pessoa, barely unchanged by the time, and untouched by the urban violence. The air is pure, and the waters are clean. This city is considered the last kept secret paradise in Brazil. This city is the greenest city of Brazil, having hundreds of preserved woods. And as a Brazil Real Estate, we will make sure that you will enjoy every single day in this amazing Place!
Joćo Pessoa is one of the oldest cities in Brazil and has had a stormy history. The first Europeans who entered the area were French traders in Brazilwood. Following a war with the French and their indigenous allies, the Tabajara, the city was founded by Portuguese settlers from Pernambuco on August 5, 1585. They named it Nossa Senhora das Neves after the Saint of that day. Initially the city was under Spanish influence, as Spain and Portugal were united in the Iberian Union (1580-1640), and in 1588 the city was even renamed Filipéia de Nossa Senhora das Neves after Philip II of Spain.
The area soon proved perfect for sugar production, with the French, the Dutch and the Portuguese all constantly fighting to control the Paraķba region as a place to grow the lucrative sugarcane. The fortress of Santa Catarina, near Joćo Pessoa, was built by the Portuguese to protect the city from the invading Dutch, who soon became the greatest threat to Portuguese supremacy in Portugals Colonial Brazil. From 1634 to 1654 the city was in fact held by the Dutch, who renamed it Frederikstadt, after their stadtholder Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange. The name Nossa Senhora das Neves was restored after the Portuguese reoccupation.
In 1817 the city was once more renamed to Parahyba do Norte. Because of a visit of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil, in 1859, the city acquired the title of Imperial City.
On July 26, 1930, during the Brazilian Revolution of 1930, the governor of Paraķba, Joćo Pessoa, was assassinated/executed in Recife by his political adversary Joćo Duarte Dantas. On September 4 of that year, Parahybas citizens voted to rename their city in his honor.
Joćo Pessoa has a typical tropical climate, with warm to hot temperatures and high relative humidity all throughout the year. However, these conditions are relieved by a near absence of extreme temperatures and pleasant trade winds blowing from the ocean. Rainfall is heavy at around 1,800 millimetres (71 in) per year, though there is a fairly dry period from about October to January. The wettest months are from April to July when moist southeasterly winds are strongest and are uplifted by the escarpment.
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