Guarabira
municipality of Paraíba state, Brazil
Guarabira (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [ɡ͡wɐɾɐˈbiɾɐ]) is a municipality in the state of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of Brazil. It is located at around 6°51′18″S 35°29′24″W. It was founded in 1837. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guarabira.
“Guarabira” enters the record as municipality of Paraíba state, Brazil. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Guarabira, municipality and Paraíba can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q1827121. VIAF identifies the subject as 158317451. The Library of Congress control number is n83196682. Authority coordinates are -6.855, -35.490. 4 of 5 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1837.
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