], "Pains" - probably the plural of Paim family name) is a district of the municipality of Santa Maria, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.

It is situated in the central portion of Santa Maria.

The district's seat is 15 km (9.32 miles) far from Downtown Santa Maria.

[4] The district limits with the districts of Arroio do Só, Palma, Passo do Verde, Santa Flora, São Valentim and Sede.

The district of Pains is divided in the following bairros, that in English is equivalent to neighbourhoods: