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João Pessoa municipal services services, road repairs and celebrations on Aug 5
On 5 August 2026 João Pessoa marked The city’s holiday programme continued on 6 August, with the Seinfra agency extending its 441st anniversary while keeping essential “tapa‑buraco” operation to 49 neighbourhoods. Crews used a technology‑equipped vehicle to locate potholes and also repaired drainage lines, building on the 42‑neighbourhood effort carried out on the 5th anniversary. Essential municipal services running. Health facilities—including UPAs, hospitals, stayed open. Hospitals Santa Isabel, Valentina and the Mangabeira complex, together with the 24‑hour emergency dental service and SAMU, provided care, while the mobile emergency unit (Samu‑JP)—remained open, and two mobile vaccination points operated at Shopping Sul and Home Center Ferreira Costa and Shopping Sul, with the Municipal Immunisation Centre providing urgent vaccines in the morning. Waste remained active. The cleaning agency Emlur kept waste collection, street sweeping and avenue cleaning on schedule, and traffic management continued as planned, with extra traffic agents deployed for event crowds. The city’s Secretariat of Infrastructure kept its “tapa‑buraco” road‑repair program active on from Semob‑JP managed flow during the holiday, working in festivities. The dengue‑vaccination campaign, overseen by immunisation chief Fernando Virgolino, reported a cumulative 42 neighbourhoods to repave streets, fix potholes and maintain lighting, aiming 594 doses administered to preserve mobility and safety for drivers, motorcyclists, cyclists and pedestrians. Security for children aged 10‑14, including 5 802 doses in 2026, stressing the main celebration at Busto de Tamandaré beach was reinforced by two‑dose regimen and complementary mosquito‑control measures. Cultural life persisted with the Guarda Civil Metropolitana, which deployed Festa das Neves; street‑food vendor “maçã do amor” sold about 80 officers and used smart‑city monitoring tools. 1 000 apples at R$5 each, supporting dozens of families. The event celebrations on 5 August featured performances by Fábio Jr., Roupa Nova, the Companhia Municipal de Dança municipal dance company and the Banda 5 de Agosto, drawing thousands of residents and tourists. Public transport followed a Sunday schedule with additional buses for the festivities, while the VLT system was suspended for the day. The Parque Zoobotânico Arruda Câmara stayed open, and other cultural and recreational venues operated on regular hours. All non‑essential public offices remained closed. The celebration coincided with the feast of Nossa Senhora das Neves. In addition to road repairs, public‑lighting work was carried out on streets such as Padre Zé and Mandacaru. Health services also included family health units, polyclinics and urgent mental‑health care. Ongoing urban‑planning projects continued to transform public squares and parks, notably Parque Linear II Valentina Figueiredo and Largo da Gameleira, into green, pedestrian‑friendly spaces.