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Maceió
Alagoas, Brazil · South America
About Maceió
Maceió sits on the route: 15 minutes from Coqueiro Seco.
Maceió is in Alagoas, Brazil, with about 1 million people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Coqueiro Seco, about 8 km away.
Maceió (Portuguese: [masejˈjɔ]), formerly anglicised as Maceio, is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state of Alagoas, Brazil. The name "Maceió" is a Tupi Indigenous term for a spring.
Most maceiós flow to the sea, but some get trapped and form lakes ("lagoas", in Portuguese). There are numerous maceiósRead more
and lakes in this part of Brazil; because of this, the city was named Maceió, and the state, Alagoas. The new Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport connects Maceió with many Brazilian cities and also operates some international flights. The city is home to the Federal University of Alagoas.
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Maceió is in Alagoas, Brazil, about 8 km from Coqueiro Seco.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,031,597
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Alagoas
- Timezone
- America/Maceio
- Coordinates
- -9.6658, -35.7353
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