Paraba - Erzbistum Paraba, Bistum Cajazeiras, Ilha Da Restinga, Bistum Campina Grande, Bistum Guarabira, Bistum Patos, Ponta Do Seixas, Ipuarana (English, German, Paperback)

Aus Wikipedia. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Paraba (Tupi: pa'ra a'ba: "bad to navigation"; Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: () is a state of Brazil. It is located in the Brazilian Northeast, and is bordered by Rio Grande do Norte to the north, Cear to the west, Pernambuco to the south and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Paraba is the third most densely populated state of the Northeast; Joo Pessoa, the sea-bordered state capital, and Campina Grande, in the interior, rank among the fifteen-largest municipalities in the Northeast of Brazil. Paraba is most populated along the Atlantic coast, which extends as far as Ponta do Seixas, the easternmost point of the Americas. The state is a touristic and industrial hotspot; it is known for its cultural heritage, amenable climate and geographical features, ranging from the seaside beaches to the Borborema Plateau. It is named after the Paraba river. In the mid-1500s, Portuguese settlers from Pernambuco founded Filipia de Nossa Senhora das Neves (today Joo Pessoa) at the mouth of the Paraba do Norte River. The area soon proved perfect for sugar production, with the French, the Dutch and the Portuguese all constantly fighting to control the Paraba region to grow the lucrative sugarcane in. The fortress of Santa Catarina, near Joo Pessoa, was built to protect the city from the Dutch, who soon became a threat to Portuguese supremacy in Brazil. In late 1989 a team led by gemstone prospector Heitor Dimas Barbosa uncovered in a small mountain range what some consider to be the finest tourmaline crystals ever found. A trace of copper gives the tourmalines a vivid turquoise color that had never been seen before in the gems, and is sometimes referred to as "neon". The "neon" paraiba tourmaline, a vivid blue and blue green, has also been found in other deposits close to the Batalha mine of Barbosa, and also in the neighboring state of Rio Grande do Norte. The bright colors of this tour...http://booksllc.net/?l=de