Parauapebas

Parauapebas
Parauapebas
	Municipality
	Flag of Parauapebas; Flag
	Flag of Parauapebas; Flag
	Nickname(s): ; ; "Pebas"; ; "Cidade dos Maranhenses"; [Town of the people from Maranhão]; (even though it is in Pará: a town of immigrants)
	Motto:; ; Vis et Labore; "Força e Trabalho"; [Strength and Work]
	Location of Parauapebas in the State of Pará; Location of Parauapebas in the State of Pará
	Parauapebas Location in Brazil
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Country	Brazil
Region	Northern
State	Pará
Mesoregion	Sudeste Paraense
Microregion	Parauapebas
Government
• Mayor	Darci José Lermen (PT
Time zone	UTC -3
Postal Code (CEP)	68515-000
Area code(s)	+55 94
Website	Official website

Parauapebas is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

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. Carajás Mine is located in the boundaries of the municipality.

There are direct road connections with Marabá to the north-east, Curionópolis to the east, and Canaã dos Carajás to the south.

The municipality is served by Carajás Airport.

Parauapebas Futebol Clube is the municipality's soccer club.

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