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Maceió

Also known as Maceió, Alagoas, Maceió, Brazil

Maceió (), formerly anglicised as Maceio, is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state of Alagoas, Brazil. The name "Maceió" is an Tupi Indigenous term for a spring.

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Maceió is the capital and largest city of Alagoas, a coastal state in Brazil. The city's name comes from a Tupi Indigenous word meaning "spring."

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Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.official_name: Municipality of Maceió
Settlement.nickname: "Brazilian Caribbean"
Settlement.imagesize: 280px
Settlement.image_caption: Ipioca beach (left) and Pajuçara beach
Settlement.image_flag: Bandeira de Maceió.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Brasão_de_Maceió.svg
Settlement.image_map: Brazil Alagoas Maceio location map.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 250px
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Maceió in the State of Alagoas
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Brazil
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Mesoregion

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Maceió
Demonym: maceioense
Population: 796842
Area: 503.072
Elevation: 7
Official website: www.maceio.al.gov.br
Image: Maceió, estado Alagoas.jpg
Dialing code: 82

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Commons category: Maceió
postal code: 57000-000
Commons gallery: Maceió
Human Development Index: 0.735
inception: 1815-00-00
electorate: 608216

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Etymology
History
Geography
Climate
Economy
Gallery
Transportation
Public Transportation
International Airport
Port
Highways
Twin towns – sister cities
Neighbourhoods
Surrounding highlights
See also
References
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Maceió (), formerly anglicised as Maceio, is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state of Alagoas, Brazil. The name "Maceió" is an 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 maceiós 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.