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 ha sustainable use conservation unit created in 1989. It contains 68.9% of the Carajás National Forest, a 411949 ha 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.
