PE · Northeast
Population: 367,155 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Paulista is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Pernambuco. It is located on the northern coast of Pernambuco and belongs to the Recife Metropolitan Mesoregion and the Recife Microregion, 18 kilometres north of the state capital. It covers an area of 96.932 km², of which 48.18 km² is urban perimeter.
According to IBGE estimates for 2024, its population was 362,860 inhabitants, ranking sixth among the municipalities of the state of Pernambuco.
The municipality's average annual temperature is 25.8 °C, and its predominant native vegetation is Atlantic Forest and restinga. Approximately 100% of its population lives in the urban area, and it has 70 health facilities, according to 2009 data. In 2010 its Human Development Index (HDI) was estimated at 0.732, considered high and above the state value, with the fourth highest index among the municipalities of the state.
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Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).
0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
PE average (15 cities): 47 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
25.87 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
54.07 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
PE average (15 cities): 21 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
143.02 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
2,373.72 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
PE average (15 cities): 29 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
0.97 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
1.46 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
PE average (15 cities): 39 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
4.6 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
5.7 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
PE average (15 cities): 43 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
11.23 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
95.08 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
PE average (15 cities): 72 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
21.16 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
1,741 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Aeroporto Internacional Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre (SBRF), 21 km in a straight line · 1,689 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Hot Average temperature: 26.0 °C (Average temperature 25 °C (77 °F) or higher)
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 30.8 | 31.0 | 30.9 | 30.4 | 29.6 | 28.5 | 27.9 | 27.9 | 28.6 | 29.6 | 30.4 | 30.8 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 23.1 | 23.3 | 23.2 | 22.8 | 22.3 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 21.5 | 22.4 | 22.8 | 23.0 |
| Rain (mm) | 107 | 127 | 197 | 269 | 317 | 391 | 315 | 187 | 93 | 53 | 39 | 62 |
Weather station Recife (Curado), 16 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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