Santa Rita, Paraíba is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in the

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of Paraíba in the Northeast Region of

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

Santa Cruz Recreativo Esporte Clube Santa Cruz Recreativo Esporte Clube, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is a Brazilian football team based in Santa Rita, Paraíba state. They competed in the Série C twice. History The club was founded on April 15, 1939. They competed in the Sé ...

is the municipality's football club. In this municipality is located the Presidente Castro Pinto International Airport which serves the state capital, João Pessoa. The municipality contains the Engenho Gargaú Private Natural Heritage Reserve, which holds a population of the critically endangered blond capuchin monkey (Cebus flavius).

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Municipalities in Paraíba Populated places established in 1890 Populated coastal places in Paraíba {{Paraíba-geo-stub

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