Definition of: Paraiba

(pä′rä·ē′bä)
1. A state of NE Brazil; 21,831 square miles; capital, João Pessoa.
2 Paraíba do Sul (th sl′) The chief river of Rio de Janeiro state, SE Brazil, rising in SE São Paulo state and flowing about 600 miles SW and NE to the Atlantic, near Campos.
3 Paraíba do Norte (th nôr′ti) A river of Paraíba state, NE Brazil, rising on the Pernambuco state border, and flowing about 180 miles NE to the Atlantic, near João Pessoa.