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Parauapebas

PA · North

Population: 312,427 (IBGE estimate 2026)

About Parauapebas

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Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).

Parauapebas is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pará, located in the North Region of Brazil, at a distance of 700 km from the capital, Belém. In recent decades it has become an important urban, financial and commercial hub in the southeast of the state, together with Marabá. It has 305,771 inhabitants and is the fourth largest city in Pará, surpassed only by Belém, Ananindeua and Santarém. In 2020 it became the richest city in the state and the second in the North Region, surpassing the capital Belém, with a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of R$ 38,014,863.23 billion.

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Scores by topic

0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).

Cost of living

No rent data

Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.

Healthcare

12

PA average (15 cities): 20 · All 338 cities: 34

Hospital beds per 1,000

1.15 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Doctors per 1,000

1.02 per 1,000 residents

Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data

Airport access

21

PA average (15 cities): 50 · All 338 cities: 60

Distance to intl. airport (km)

544.08 km

Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data

International departures within 100 km

0 departures in 12 months

Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data

Nearest international airport

Internacional de Belém/Val de Cans/Júlio Cezar Ribeiro (SBBE), 544 km in a straight line · 895 international departures in 12 months

Climate month by month

No weather station with comparable altitude within 100 km.

Location

Nearby cities

Up to 150 km in a straight line. Scores use your weights.

  1. Marabá PA · 119 km 36

Cities with a similar profile

Topic scores closest to those of Parauapebas. Scores use your weights.

  1. Luís Eduardo Magalhães BA · Northeast 40
  2. Boa Vista RR · North 44
  3. Macapá AP · North 46
  4. Várzea Grande MT · Center-West 41
  5. Bagé RS · South 48
  6. Rio Grande RS · South 47

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