Parauapebas is a
municipality
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in the
state
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of
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 st ...
in the
Northern region of
Brazil
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Geography
To the north is the municipality of
Marabá; to the east,
Curionópolis; to the south-east,
Canaã dos Carajás; to the south,
Água Azul do Norte; to the south-west,
Ourilândia do Norte, and to the west,
São Félix do Xingu
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Places
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The municipality contains part of the
Tapirapé-Aquiri National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1989.
It contains 68.9% of the
Carajás National Forest, a sustainable use conservation unit created in 1998 that includes mining operations in a huge deposit of high-grade iron ore.
Carajás Mine is located in the boundaries of the municipality.
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) is operated by rail freight operator
Vale
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Portugal
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and links
São Luís with Parauapebas, which carried 330,000 passengers in 2019.
The municipality is served by
Carajás Airport.
Sport
Parauapebas Futebol Clube is the municipality's soccer club.
See also
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List of municipalities in Pará
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Pará (PA), located in the North Region of Brazil
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References
Municipalities in Pará
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