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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.
The history from the Brazilian state of Alagoas begins before the discovery of Brazil by the Portuguese, when the territory was inhabited by the Caeté people. [1]
The Province of Alagoas was part of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, and later of the Empire of Brazil, being created after the Captaincy of Alagoas .
Captaincy of Alagoas. Coat of arms of Alagoas. The Captaincy of Alagoas (Portuguese: Capitania de Alagoas) was created on September 16, 1817, from the dismemberment of the Captaincy of Pernambuco. The capital was located in the current city of Marechal Deodoro under the name of Santa Maria Madalena da Lagoa do Sul. [1][2][3]
The name "Maceió" is an 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.
Bandeira do estado de Alagoas. A história de Alagoas se inicia antes do descobrimento do Brasil pelos portugueses, o estado era povoada pelos índios caetés. [1] A costa do atual Estado de Alagoas, reconhecida desde as primeiras expedições portuguesas, desde cedo também foi visitada por embarcações de outras nacionalidades para o escambo ...
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