Paulista

Paulista
Paulista
	Municipality
	Flag Coat of arms
	Nickname(s): "Cidade das Chaminés"("City of Smokestacks"), "Capital dos Eucaliptos"("Capital of Eucalyptus")
	Paulista Location in Brazil
	Coordinates: 7°56′27″S 34°52′22″W
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 [1] of 303,404 as of 2011. It has the highest Human Development Index (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 - At 2 km (1.2 mi) long with many coconut trees, this beach has calm and very deep water. Also has many bars and tents.
Janga Beach - an urban beach with artificial reefs
Maria Farinha Beach - features quiet and shallow waters. At low tide, it is possible to see the reefs, and at this time, the beach has almost no waves.
Pau Amarelo Beach - features quiet water and a formation of sand banks, which give rise to small sandbar islets and natural pools.

The beaches of Paulista are a nesting ground for endangered hawksbill sea turtles.[2]

Economy

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

Economic Indicators

Population	GDP x(1000 R$).[3]	GDP pc (R$)	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

[4]

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

Notable people

Heider Dias Sotero, footballer

References

"Estimativas aa População Residente nos Municípios Brasileiros com Data de Referência em 1º de Julho de 2011" [Estimated Resident Population of Brazilian Municipalities with Date Reference of July 1, 2011] (PDF). ibge.gov.br (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística [Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics] (IGBE). 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
Phillips, Tom (2020-03-29). "Endangered sea turtles hatch on Brazil's deserted beaches". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
Paulista 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
PE State site - City by city profile

Video Janga beach and Pernambuco folklore

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[1] "Estimativas aa População Residente nos Municípios Brasileiros com Data de Referência em 1º de Julho de 2011" [Estimated Resident Population of Brazilian Municipalities with Date Reference of July 1, 2011] (PDF). ibge.gov.br (in Portuguese). Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística [Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics] (IGBE). 2011. Retrieved September 7, 2016.

[2] Phillips, Tom (2020-03-29). "Endangered sea turtles hatch on Brazil's deserted beaches". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2020-04-01.

[3] Paulista 2007 GDP IBGE page 31 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine

[4] PE State site - City by city profile