There is also a spider genus with the name Parapua (Micropholcommatidae

Micropholcommatidae

The Micropholcommatidae are a spider family with 33 described species in eight genera. Micropholcommatids are extremely small, with body lengths typically between 0.5 and 2 mm...

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Parapuã is a municipality in the state of São Paulo

São Paulo (state)

São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...

 in Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

. The population in 2004 is 10,943 and the area is 366.22 km². The elevation is 486 m. This place name comes from the Tupi language, that means "Ugly River". At the 70's the county was called "Capital of the Coffee" because there was there 12,500,000 coffee trees. But in 1975 a frost destroyed mostly part of them. In spite of this, the coffee kept being important for the local economy, but also the sugar cane and corn as well. It was founded by Luiz de Souza Leão in 1934, and its current mayor is Antonio Alves da Silva.