João Pessoa

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#497

Global Rank

4.9

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

1.8%


Share

Brazil • Latin America • Language power • Time zone America/Fortaleza UTC−3

Population
1.4M
GDP
$7B
GDP per capita
$5,169
Land area
1,543 km² (596 mi²)
Density
903/km² (2,339/mi²)

Primary city João Pessoa

State / province Paraíba

Language Portuguese

João Pessoa metro area

-7.12, -34.84
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

1 teams

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams1 team

Football/Soccer • Brazil

Botafogo da Paraíba

João Pessoa • Level: 3

Championship History

70 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented João Pessoa, across all sports, newest first. 70 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Botafogo da Paraíba
2026
Botafogo da Paraíba
2019
Botafogo da Paraíba
2018
Botafogo da Paraíba
2017
Botafogo da Paraíba
2014
Botafogo da Paraíba
2013
Botafogo da Paraíba
2003
Botafogo da Paraíba
1999
Botafogo da Paraíba
1998
Santa Cruz REC
1996
Santa Cruz REC
1995
Auto Esporte Clube
1992

Languages of João Pessoa

Portuguese first in Paraíba; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoPortuguese
AdministrativePortuguese
NationalPortuguese
English reach, Paraíba
8%
Tier 3 country

Paraíba on the languages board · Language power

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#1284

Federal University of Paraíba

João Pessoa, Brazil

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport

João Pessoa • 4 - Regional

Suburban Rail (12 stations)1 entry

Sistema de Trens Urbanos de JP

Joao Pessoa • 12 stations