Parauapebas
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About Parauapebas
Parauapebas is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.
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.
The municipality contains part of the Tapirapé-Aquiri National Forest, a 196,504-hectare (485,570-acre) sustainable use conservation unit created in 1989.
It contains 68.9% of the Carajás National Forest, a 411,949-hectare (1,017,950-acre) 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.
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 and links São Luís with Parauapebas, which carried 330,000 passengers in 2019.
The municipality is served by Carajás Airport.
Parauapebas Futebol Clube is the municipality's soccer club.
Parauapebas travel guide
Getting there
Marabá, some 200 km off is the regional bus hub, for transport onwards to Belém (about 12 hours), Imperatriz (about 10 hours) or Brasília. Road travel times may increase significantly during rainy season. There is a train all the way to São Luís thrice a week [1] , along the railway that exports the ore of the region. 16 hours ride!
Sleep
Hotel Ypê, Rua, ☏ +55 94 3346-1827. Good value. Double with fan R$ 50, add R$ 10 for air con. Hotel Potiguar, Avenida Liberdade 160, Bairro Rio Verde, ☏ +55 94 3346-4872. Bath tubs! Double with fan R$ 50, with air con R$ 70. Hotel Bela Vista, Avenida Liberdade 208, Bairro da Paz, ☏ +55 94 3356-1071. Double with fan R$ 40, with air con R$ 60.
Overview adapted from Wikipedia, travel guide fromWikivoyage (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.