Paulista also means "from Sao Paulo"

Paulista is a city in Pernambuco

Pernambuco

Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...

, 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...

, population according to IBGE/2009, 319.373 people making it the 4th most populous city in PE

Pernambuco

Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...

). Its near 6 cities plus the ocean and has the highest HDI

Human Development Index

The Human Development Index is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development", "high human development", "medium human development", and "low human development" countries...

 of the metro area

Recife metropolitan area

Recife Metropolitan Area is the largest urban metropolitan area of the Northeast/North regions and the fifth in Brazil with 3,768,902 inhabitants in 2008.Is among with another large cities the first nine established metropolitan regions in Brazil...

. It is the birthplace of footballer Rivaldo

Rivaldo

Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira , commonly known simply as Rivaldo , is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for São Paulo, on loan from Mogi Mirim, as an attacking midfielder and sometimes as a supporting striker.He most notably played five years with Spanish club FC Barcelona, with whom he...

, and is also famous for its beaches; including Maria Farinha with the giant Veneza water park

Veneza water park

Veneza water park or Venice water park in English, is a giant aquatic park located in the beach of Maria farinha in Paulista, Pernambuco. Contains the largest artificially slow river of Brazil called Amazon river, and has an area nearly 1 million sq/ft with 10 million liters of water...

. Was incorporated as city in 1935.

The land on which the city is built was sold to a Paulista (i.e. from Sao Paulo

São Paulo

São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...

) bandeirante in 1689, which is the origin of the city's name.

Geography

• State - Pernambuco
  Pernambuco
  Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...
  
  
• Region - RMR
  Recife metropolitan area
  Recife Metropolitan Area is the largest urban metropolitan area of the Northeast/North regions and the fifth in Brazil with 3,768,902 inhabitants in 2008.Is among with another large cities the first nine established metropolitan regions in Brazil...
  
   (Recife
  Recife
  Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
  
  )
• Boundaries - Abreu e Lima and Igarassu
  Igarassu
  Igarassu is a city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco. It is situated on the north coast of the metropolitan region of Recife, approximately 32 km north of the city of Recife...
  
   (N), Recife
  Recife
  Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
  
  , Olinda
  Olinda
  Olinda is a historic city in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, located on the country's northeastern Atlantic Ocean coast, just north of Recife and south of Paulista...
  
   and Camaragibe
  Camaragibe
  Camaragibe is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco. It lies near Recife at 8.00° South, 35.04° West.Currently, Camaragibe is run by João Lemos and Denivaldo Freire .The lands now belonging to the city were used as a reserve of wood, and then for sugar planting...
  
   (S), Paudalho
  Paudalho
  Paudalho is a city in northeastern Brazil, in the State of Pernambuco, with 47.551 inhabitants IBge 2009.-Geography:* State - Pernambuco* Region - Zona da mata Pernambucana...
  
   (W) and Atlantic ocean
  Atlantic Ocean
  The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
  
   (E)
• Area - 93.52 sqkm
• Elevation - 13 m (42 ft)
• Hidrography - Paratibe
• Beaches - Maria Farinha, Pau Amarelo, Janga
  Janga
  Dzhangi-Tau or Jangi-Tau is a summit in the central part of the Greater Caucasus Mountain Range. It lies on the border of Svaneti and Kabardino-Balkaria . The elevation of the mountain is above sea level. The slopes of the mountain are heavily glaciated. They are most famous for the dormant...
  
   and Conceicao
• Vegetation - Atlantic forest, Coconut trees, and Mangue
  Mangrove
  Mangroves are various kinds of trees up to medium height and shrubs that grow in saline coastal sediment habitats in the tropics and subtropics – mainly between latitudes N and S...
  
  
• Clima - Hot tropical and humid
• Annual average temperature - 24 c
• Main Roads - PE-001 and PE-015

Beaches

• Conceição beach

This beach is two kilometers long with many coconut

Coconut

The coconut palm, Cocos nucifera, is a member of the family Arecaceae . It is the only accepted species in the genus Cocos. The term coconut can refer to the entire coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which is not a botanical nut. The spelling cocoanut is an old-fashioned form of the word...

 trees, has calm and very deep water. Also has many bars and tents.

• Pau Amarelo beach

Has quiet water and formation of sand banks, which give rise to small sandbar islet

Islet

An islet is a very small island.- Types :As suggested by its origin as islette, an Old French diminutive of "isle", use of the term implies small size, but little attention is given to drawing an upper limit on its applicability....

s and natural pools

Tide pool

Tide pools are rocky pools by oceans that are filled with seawater. Many of these pools exist as separate entities only at low tide.Tide pools are habitats of uniquely adaptable animals that have engaged the special attention of naturalists and marine biologists, as well as philosophical...

. Has many bars, tents and pousadas - traditional bed & breakfast, especially where is located the Pau Amarelo Fort, built in 1719. Its a very popular destination.

• Janga beach

Urban beach

Beach

A beach is a geological landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake or river. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles or cobblestones...

 with artificial reefs, a bit polluted in several stretches.

• Maria Farinha beach

Has quiet and shallow waters. At low tide, it is possible to see the reef

Reef

In nautical terminology, a reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water ....

s and the beach almost does not have wave

Wave

In physics, a wave is a disturbance that travels through space and time, accompanied by the transfer of energy.Waves travel and the wave motion transfers energy from one point to another, often with no permanent displacement of the particles of the medium—that is, with little or no associated mass...

s. Host one very popular and large water park

Water park

A waterpark is an amusement park that features waterplay areas, such as water slides, splash pads, spraygrounds , lazy rivers, or other recreational bathing, swimming, and barefooting environments...

 - the Veneza water park

Veneza water park

Veneza water park or Venice water park in English, is a giant aquatic park located in the beach of Maria farinha in Paulista, Pernambuco. Contains the largest artificially slow river of Brazil called Amazon river, and has an area nearly 1 million sq/ft with 10 million liters of water...

. Also, is a good place to do hang gliding

Hang gliding

Hang gliding is an air sport in which a pilot flies a light and unmotorized foot-launchable aircraft called a hang glider ....

 walks. Has very good touristic infrastructure, with many bars, restaurants, hotels and pousadas. Its the most famous Paulista beach.

Economy

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 Pernambuco Pernambuco is a state of Brazil, located in the Northeast region of the country. To the north are the states of Paraíba and Ceará, to the west is Piauí, to the south are Alagoas and Bahia, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean. There are about of beaches, some of the most beautiful in the...  (%)	RMR Recife metropolitan area Recife Metropolitan Area is the largest urban metropolitan area of the Northeast/North regions and the fifth in Brazil with 3,768,902 inhabitants in 2008.Is among with another large cities the first nine established metropolitan regions in Brazil...  (%)
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 Human Development Index The Human Development Index is a composite statistic used to rank countries by level of "human development" and separate "very high human development", "high human development", "medium human development", and "low human development" countries... (2000)	Hospitals (2007)	Hospitals beds (2007)	Children's Mortality every 1000 (2005)
0.799	4	480	12.6