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Alagoas (Brazilian Portuguese: [alaˈɡoɐs] ⓘ), officially State of Alagoas, is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is the city of Maceió.
Alagoas, estado (state) of northeastern Brazil. It is the second smallest of Brazil’s states and is an agricultural region in the early stages of industrialization. Situated on the northern bank of the São Francisco River, it is bounded on the north and west by the state of Pernambuco, on the east.
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Alagoas ( Brazilian Portuguese: [ alaˈɡoɐs] ⓘ ), officially State of Alagoas, is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is the city of Maceió.
Alagoas is known as a water paradise precisely because of the rich aquifers in the state, as well as waterfalls, rivers, sea, lakes. Some beaches are often compared to those in the Caribbean. Do [ edit ]
Discover the best attractions in Alagoas including Igreja de NS da Corrente, Convento de São Francisco e Igreja NS dos Anjos, and Museu do Paço Imperial.
Must-see attractions. Igreja de NS da Corrente. Alagoas. The Igreja de NS da Corrente, completed in 1765, has some fine Portuguese azulejos (tiles), painted in green, purple and gold – colors rarely seen in… Convento de São Francisco e Igreja NS dos Anjos. Alagoas.
First inhabitants. Before the arrival of the Portuguese, the coast of the current state of Alagoas was invaded by Tupi-speaking people from the Amazon. They expelled the former inhabitants, speakers of languages from the macro-jê linguistic trunk, to the inland of the continent.
