Places / South America / Brazil
Maceió
Visited in February 2016
At a glance
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Alagoas
- Population
- 957,916
- Type
- Municipality of Alagoas state, Brazil
- Coordinates
- 9.62°S, 35.72°W
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Overview
Maceió, 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).
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