Paripueira

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Paripueira
Municipality of Alagoas, Brazil
Aerial view of Paripueira
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Etymology: Means "beach with calm waters" in the indigenous language[1]
Location of Paripueira in Alagoas
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Coordinates: 9°27′54″S 35°33′7″W / 9.46500°S 35.55194°W / -9.46500; -35.55194
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast
State	Alagoas
Founded	5 October 1989[1]
Government
• Mayor	Carlos Abrahão Gomes de Moura (MDB) (2025-2028)[3][4]
• Vice Mayor	Carlos Augusto Sousa de Castro (MDB) (2025-2028)[3][4]
Area
• Total	92.788 km2 (35.826 sq mi)
Elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2022)
• Total	13,835[2]
• Density	149.10/km2 (386.2/sq mi)
Demonym	Paripueirense (Brazilian Portuguese)[2]
Time zone	UTC-03:00 (Brasília Time)
Postal code	57935-000[5]
HDI (2010)	0.605 – medium[2]
Website	paripueira.al.gov.br

Paripueira is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 13,332 (2020)^[6] and its area is 93 km².^[7]

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.