| Official Name: | Parauapebas |
| Nickname: | "Pebas" "Cidade dos Paraensses" [Town of the people from Pará] (even though it is in Pará: a town of immigrants) |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Motto: | Vis et Labore "Força e Trabalho" [Strength and Work] |
| Pushpin Map: | Brazil |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Brazil |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Brazil |
| Subdivision Name1: | Northern |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Pará |
| Subdivision Type3: | Mesoregion |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sudeste Paraense |
| Subdivision Type4: | Microregion |
| Subdivision Name4: | Parauapebas |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Darci José Lermen (MDB) |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 6,886.208 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 [1] |
| Population Total: | 213,576 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | BRT |
| Utc Offset: | -3 |
| Coordinates: | -6.0678°N -49.9019°W |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal Code (CEP) |
| Postal Code: | 68515-000 |
| Area Code: | +55 94 |
Parauapebas is a municipality in the state of Pará in the Northern region of Brazil.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
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 (Carajás Railway) is operated by rail freight operator Vale and links São Luís with Parauapebas, which carried 330,000 passengers in 2019.[7]
The municipality is served by Carajás Airport.
Parauapebas Futebol Clube is the municipality's soccer club.