Paripueira

Paripueira is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 13,332 (2020) and its area is 93 km2.

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Settlement.elevation_m: 0
Settlement.name: Paripueira
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality of Alagoas, Brazil
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Vista aérea-Paripueira.jpg
Settlement.image_alt: Aerial view of Paripueira
Settlement.image_caption: Aerial view of Paripueira
Settlement.image_flag: File:Bandeira do município de Paripueira.png
Settlement.flag_alt: Flag of Paripueira
Settlement.image_shield: File:Brasão de Paripueira.png
Settlement.shield_alt: Coat of arms of Paripueira
Settlement.etymology: Means "beach with calm waters" in the indigenous language
Settlement.image_map: File:Paripueira.png
Settlement.map_alt: Location of Paripueira in Alagoas
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Paripueira in Alagoas
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil#South America
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region

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Instance of: municipality of Brazil
Demonym: paripueirense
Country: Brazil
Located in: Alagoas
Population: 14176
Area: 92.712
Elevation: 0
Shares border with: Barra de Santo Antônio
Image: Vista aérea-Paripueira2.jpg
Dialing code: 82

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Commons category: Paripueira
Human Development Index: 0.617
electorate: 10559

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Paripueira is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 13,332 (2020) and its area is 93 km2.

A tourist community, in the Tupi language “paripueira” means “calm waters”. Among the city's attractions are beautiful beaches with tide pools, such as the Praia de Sonho Verde (Green Dream Beach), which stands out for its beauty and for its infrastructure. In this ecological refuge can be found the Amazonian manatee, a threatened species unique to Latin America and protected here by the Municipal Marine Park for the Preservation of the Manatee.

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