Parauapebas

Parauapebas is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.

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.
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.

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 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.