Parauapebas 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

state State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...

Pará Pará is a Federative units of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins (state), Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas (Brazilian state) ...

in the Northern 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 ...

Geography

To the north is the municipality of Marabá; to the east,

Curionópolis Curionópolis is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern 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 ...

; to the south-east,

Canaã dos Carajás Canaã dos Carajás is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin Ameri ...

; to the south, Água Azul do Norte; to the south-west, Ourilândia do Norte, and to the west,

São Félix do Xingu São Félix do Xingu is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the states of Brazil, state of Pará in the Northern Region, Brazil, Northern region of Brazil. The city is served by São Félix do Xingu Airport. With an area of , ...

. The municipality contains part of the

Tapirapé-Aquiri National Forest Tapirapé-Aquiri National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional do Tapirapé-Aquiri) is a national forest in the state of Pará, Brazil. It is surrounded by other protected areas, so has suffered relatively little from deforestation. Location The Tapir ...

, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1989. It contains 68.9% of the

Carajás National Forest The Carajás National Forest ( pt, Floresta Nacional de Carajás) is a national forest in the state of Pará, Brazil. It covers the Serra dos Carajás (Carajás Mountains), an area with large deposits of iron ore, and attempts to combine the roles ...

, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1998 that includes mining operations in a huge deposit of high-grade iron ore.

Carajás Mine Carajás may refer to: * Carajás Mine * Carajás Airport * Canaã dos Carajás * Eldorado dos Carajás * Carajás (proposed Brazilian state) * ''Carajas'' (spider) * Karajá or Carajás, an indigenous tribe of Brazil * Gurgel Carajás Gurgel ...

is located in the boundaries of the municipality. Parque Zoobotânico de Parauapebas

Transport

There are direct road connections with Marabá to the north-east, Curionópolis to the east, and Canaã dos Carajás to the south. One of Brazil's only inter-city rail services (

Carajás Railway The Carajás Railway (; EFC or EF-315) is a railway line linking the cities of Parauapebas, Pará and São Luís, Maranhão Maranhão () is a state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 mill ...

) is operated by rail freight operator

Vale A vale is a type of valley. Vale may also refer to: Places Georgia * Vale, Georgia, a town in the Samtskhe-Javakheti region Norway * Våle, a historic municipality Portugal * Vale (Santa Maria da Feira), a former civil parish in the municipali ...

and links São Luís with Parauapebas, which carried 330,000 passengers in 2019. The municipality is served by

Carajás Airport Carajás Airport is the airport serving Parauapebas, Brazil, located in the Carajás Mining Complex. During a transitional period, the airport is jointly operated by Infraero and AENA. History The airport was built by Companhia Vale do Rio D ...

Leisure

Parauapebas Futebol Clube Parauapebas Futebol Clube, commonly referred to as Parauapebas, is a Brazilian professional club based in Parauapebas, Pará founded on 24 June 1989. History The club was founded on June 24, 1989. They won the Campeonato Paraense Second Level ...

is the municipality's soccer club.

Geography

Transport

Leisure

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