Paulista

For other uses, see Paulista (disambiguation).

Paulista
Municipality
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Nickname(s): "Cidade das Chaminés"("City of Smokestacks"), "Capital dos Eucaliptos"("Capital of Eucalyptus")
Paulista Location in Brazil
Coordinates:
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Pernambuco
Government
• Mayor	Junior Matuto (PSB - 2013)
Area
• Total	93.518 km2 (36.108 sq mi)
Elevation	13 m (43 ft)
Population (2011)
• Total	303,400
• Density	3,200/km2 (8,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
Demonym	paulistense

Paulista is a municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil, with a population of 303,404 as of 2011. It has the highest HDI of the Recife metropolitan area. It is the birthplace of footballer Rivaldo, and is also famous for its beaches, including Maria Farinha with the giant Veneza water park. It was incorporated as city in 1935.

The land on which the city is built was sold to a bandeirante from São Paulo in 1689, whence the city's name.

Beaches

• Conceição beach. This beach is two kilometers long with many coconut trees, has calm and very deep water. Also has many bars and tents.
• Pau Amarelo beach. It features quiet water and a formation of sand banks, which give rise to small sandbar islets and natural pools.
• Janga beach, an urban beach with artificial reefs.
• Maria Farinha beach, featuring quiet and shallow waters. At low tide, it is possible to see the reefs and the beach almost does not have waves.

Economy

See also: Largest Cities of Northeast Region, Brazil

The main economic activities in Paulista are based in commerce, tourism and textile industry.

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).	GDP pc (R$)	PE (%)	RMR (%)
319,373	1,367,111	4,449	2.19	3.37

Economy by Sector

Primary sector	Secondary sector	Service sector
0.42%	23.29%	76.29%

Health Indicators

HDI (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.799	4	480	12.6

References

Further information: Pernambuco Beaches

• Video Janga beach and Pernambuco folklore [2]