Maceió
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Coordinates: 9 ° 40 ′ S , 35 ° 44 ′ W Maceió on the map of Alagoas
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| Country |
 Brazil
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| State |
 Alagoas
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| City foundation | December 5, 1815 | |
| Residents | 1,018,948 (estimate: July 1, 2019) | |
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| surface | 510 km 2 | |
| Population density | 1985 (2015) Ew./km 2 | |
| height | 7 m | |
| City structure | 50 bairros | |
| Post Code | 57000-000 | |
| Time zone | UTC −3 | |
| City Presidency | Rui Palmeira (since 2013) | |
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The city of Maceió , officially Município de Maceió , is the capital of the Brazilian state of Alagoas . It is located on the Atlantic coast and in July 2019 had an estimated 1,018,948 inhabitants on an area of 510 km². It has been the capital of the Maceió metropolitan area since 1998 .
history
Sugar cane plantations have existed on the territory of today's Maceió since the 17th century . In 1815 the settlement of Maceió received city status and in 1839 it was made the capital of Alagoas.
tourism
Because of the beaches and the hinterland with coconut and mango gardens , Maceió is very popular with tourists today. The media museum Museu da Imagem e Som de Alagoas is located in the Jaraguá district above the historic quarter at the fishing port .
religion
Maceió is the seat of the Archdiocese of Maceió .
sons and daughters of the town
- Antonio Guedes Muniz (1900–1985), aviation pioneer
- Lêdo Ivo (1924–2012), writer
- Manfredo do Carmo (1928-2018), mathematician
- Fernando Iório Rodrigues (1929-2010), Bishop of Palmeira dos Índios
- Elon Lages Lima (1929–2017), mathematician
- Mário Zagallo (* 1931), football player and coach
- Djavan (* 1949), MPB singer
- Alexandre Guimarães (* 1959), football player and coach
- Debora Diniz (* 1970), anthropologist and bioethicist
- Jadílson (born 1977), football player
- Souza (* 1979), football player
- Denis Marques (* 1981), football player
- Yuri de Souza (* 1982), football player
- Zé Carlos (born 1983), football player
- Pepe (born 1983), soccer player
- Morais (* 1984), football player
- Eduardo (* 1986), football player
- Bruno de Barros (* 1987), sprinter
- Marcos Antonio (* 1988), football player
- João Vitor (* 1988), football player
- Renato (* 1990), football player
- Roberto Firmino (* 1991), football player
- Tiago Fernandes (* 1993), tennis player
- Otávio (* 1994), football player
Web links
- City Prefecture website , Prefeitura Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)
- Website of the City Council , Câmara Municipal (Brazilian Portuguese)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rui Palmeira é reeleito prefeito de Maceió. (No longer available online.) In: Gazeta do Povo : Resultado da Eleição de 2016. October 31, 2016, archived from the original on October 31, 2016 ; Retrieved April 4, 2017 (Brazilian Portuguese).
- ↑ IBGE : Cidades: Maceió - Panorama. Retrieved August 31, 2019 (Brazilian Portuguese).
