Barra do Gramame is to last beach of João Pessoa. To arrive to Gramame, leaving PB 008, you catch a dirt road without signalling. The road is a little tortuous and confused but it is worthwhile (an important clue is to be with a tourist guide that knows the place and with an off-road car). Upon coming down for the cliff to the sea you will have the certainty of that could not have passed by João Pessoa without to have known that heaven. On a side there is the sea with white and soft sand and strong waves, and of the other side the Gramame river with small islands and swamps that can simply be accessed walking for the shallow and calm river. There are some kiosks and houses of fishermen.

In the low part to the right of the Lighthouse of the Cabo Branco, it is Ponta do Seixas, that it is the point more oriental of the Americas and where is the only camping of the city. Here has is many summer vacation houses and some kiosks to the edge sea. More to the south they are more popular beaches as Penha, Jacarapé and Praia do Sol.

In Av. Cabo Branco, to the edge sea, in spite of already exist a large sidewalk, the traffic is interrupted everyday from 5 to 8:00AM. In that period the avenue is reserved for bicycles and for the practise of jogging and walk. There are volleyball blocks and soccer in the sand. You will see people of all of the ages training on that schedule and in the end of the afternoon. This is the noblest neighborhood and with the calmer urban beach of João Pessoa. There are some of the best restaurants of the city, as well as hotels and lodgings in front of the sea. It is at this beach that is the exotic Lighthouse in carnaúba format, a native plant of the area. Of the Lighthouse it is possible to visualise good part of the coast and to buy jewelries made with bones.

The Beach of Tambaú begins in the statue of Tamandaré, in Av. Epitácio Pessoa and it is going until the píer after the famous hotel Tropical Tambaú, that is on the sand of the beach. That is the most entertaining beach of the city, with several bars and restaurants, beach kiosks diversified that sell from gaucho barbecue (from south of Brazil) to food North-easterner, Italian food, Chinese food and off course American food like McDonald's and Bob's. Even during the week and in the low season, the border is full all night long. There are several stores and hotels expensive and cheeps, besides markets and craft fairs. In this beach they are also the Centre of Support to the Tourist, banks and electronic boxes. It is of Tambaú that leave the boats for Picãozinho, a group of natural swimming pools the less than 2 km of the beach that can be visited in the low tide.

Picãozinho is a formation of reefs of corals that is in front of the beach of Tambaú. In the low tide, that lasts around 3 hours a day, they are formed natural swimming pools where one can swim with countless coloured fish. The access is made through motorboats and catamarans, that make available dive masks, drinks and foods, without hurting the nature. The course lasts approximately 15 minutes. The boats go back to the beach after 3 hours. It is essential to observe the days of low tide to do this activities. The best time is in the full moons and new moons. To observe the tide, access "Board of the Tide", in the lateral menu, left of the site.

It is a very busy beach in the weekends. There are kiosks, bars and restaurants, besides diversified stores and of the Shopping Mag (Mall) in boat format, in front of the sea. In Manaíra there are championships and windsurf school. There are several banks and electronic boxes, besides Habib's (Arabian food) and Pão de Açúcar (supermarket). Proceeding Downtown, around 2 km of the sea, it is Manaíra Shopping (www.manairashopping.com), it is the largest Shopping centre of Paraíba, with great movies rooms, bowling, academy and Internet wi-fi.

It is the last beach of João Pessoa and the one that possesses less tourist infrastructure, being a more residential area. But it possesses many kiosks on the sand and it is close the beach of Intermares, in the neighboring municipal district of Cabedelo, that is the surfers' beach, where is the more strong waves of Paraíba. In Bessa it is the Iate Clube of Paraíba and the Flying club, besides the supermarkets Hiper Bom Preço and Carrefour.

After several dismemberment, the Government from Paraíba signed an Ordinance of creation of the Botanical garden, with an area of 343 hectares, in the middle of the city, in 8/28/2000. Then the Botanical Garden started to be a protected area, constituted by collections of plants of the Atlantic forest and other specimens appropriate botanics to the climatic area of northeast. They are recognised scientifically, organised, documented and identified, with the study purpose, researches and documentation, accessible to the public, serving to the education, to the culture, to the leisure and the conservation of the environment. Doesn't open in the weekends due to lack structure. Groups with more than 10 people should schedule your visit.

The Parque Arruda Câmara is a mixed of zoo and botanical garden, 2 minutes from downtown. His name is a homage to the memory of a botanist from Paraiba. The park was created in 1782 with the construction of a spring (then the name Bica) and concluded in 1889. Until today still spurt of the spring a crystalline and pure water. Beyond the old spring and of the animals in an mini zoo, there are lakes, paths for walk, forest, play-ground, greenhouses of flowers and ponies.

The postcard of the city of João Pessoa is formed by a lake, encircled by imperial palm tree. Also posses rare species of trees and the gardens have original sketches by Burle Marx. It is the entrance for the Old Centre of the city. The Park is known popularly as Lagoa and there frequently diverse popular feasts are carried out.

The Cultural Space José Lins do Rêgo is the main centre of events in João Pessoa, mainly connected events to the culture and to the arts. posses in his building:
- Library with thousands of books and magazines
- Theatre with 800 places
- Cinema with 800 places
- Planetary
- Centre of conventions
- José Lins do Rêgo Museum
- exhibits the complete cabinet of the writer, beyond photographs, books and personal objects
- Plaza of the People - big plaza covered, where are carried out popular shows, fairs, expositions, congresses and others events.

It located in the Beach of Cabo Branco, in the same residence where lived José Américo of Almeida, exhibits in his collection, all its life and its work and still personal objects, photographic file, knighthoods and parts of the furniture of the old residence.
Very important it is going to know the library, with around ten thousand volumes, permanently enriched with acquisitions and donations.
The inspiring one and patron of the FCJA, José Américo de Almeida is one of the most important names of the culture and of the Brazilian public life. It been born in Areia, Paraiba, to 10 of January of 1887, was a representative, senator, governor of the Paraiba, minister of the Transport and Public works and of National Audit offices.
As a writer, with vast work that includes the romance, attempt, novels, chronic, memory and poetry, detached itself mainly by "A Bagaceira", of 1928, work excels of the Brazilian popular romance, being considered by the critics, as the father of that kind of Brazilian literature. In 1958 isolate itself to his house in Cabo Branco, where died on March 10, 1980.
Source: Revista Municípios em Destaque

The Historical Center is the main architectural collection of Paraíba, telling the several phases of local history. It is an ideal activity for who likes art and of knowing places that say a lot on the local history, not forgetting to visit the historical monuments as the the Church of San Francisco, Saint Antonio's Convent, the monolithic Cruise, Santo Antonio's fountain, the Church and Saint Bento's Monastery, the church of Nossa Senhora das Neves, the Churches of São Pedro Gonçalves and of Carmo, with the Palácio Arquidiocesano and the Metropolitan Cathedral, among others. The churchyard of the Church of São Pedro Gonçalves is today centre of cultural and artistic activities, prevailing the Baroque and colonial architecture there, where stands out the old Globe Hotel now transformed in centre of arts. To look the sunset of the balcony of the old hotel is a true enchantment and a class of poetry and beauty. There is also the João Pessoa Plaza, downtown, where is located the building of the State legislature, in very modern architecture, contrasting with the antiquity of the Palace of the Redemption (Palace of the Government of the State) and Court of justice. In the square the building of old University of Advocacy is also placed, place of many historical and political events, stands out for his beautiful architecture, standing out the tower with the traditional clock.
Houses, colonial rows of houses, plazas and old churches compose one of the most greatest and more important historical sites of the country. The city lowers, in any hour of the day or of the night, always has attractions for who it looks for in the architecture of the last three centuries the testimony of the process of Northeastern development.

One of the oldest Brazilian theatres, having been built in 1886. In neoclassical style, has lines influenced by the Italian Baroque and, among the employed construction materials to raise it, we have calcareous stones for the thick walls and Riga pine to the staterooms.