State of Alagoas - Northeast of Brazil

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It is a land of resistances, region invaded by the French at the beginning of century XVI, when France disputed vast extensions of the Brazilian territory to Portugal. Alagoas was constituted, since then, in a scene where La Paz and the war went away alternating.

The French were expelled from the region in 1535, but, a century later, the territory was invaded by the Dutch, that were rejected by the Portuguese 15 years after the occupation, in 1645. In this period - between 1590 and 1694 - the region was scene of the most important movement of resistance of slaves happened in the country, in which thousands of black fled from the properties, towns and towns of the Northeast and took refuge in the two Quilombo Palmares. Alagoas also was land of brave Indians and soldiers who, like the black, offered a brave resistance to the slavery, but which they are reduced at present to near 6,000 natives distributed in eight groups.

The State of Alagoas has become the last decades in the one of the tourist neuralgic centers of the country, emphasizing beauty of its beaches, between which they emphasize those of the capital, Maceio.

Maceio, located between the Lagoon of Mundaú and the Atlantic Ocean, the State Capital of Alagoas, communicated with all the cities of the coast by highway BR-101, has some of most beautiful beaches of the Northeast, many with natural swimming pools. This paradisiac scene is complemented with lagoons, coconut palms and a rich and flavorful kitchen with seafood, tapioca and couscous.

Recommended visits

In Maceio:

The beaches: Coruripe, Bar of São Miguel and Do Francês, in Marechal Deodoro, municipality to 20 km. of Maceio. In the south of the city the beaches are famous gives Avenue, Sobral, Trapiche and Pontal gives Bar, all with access to lagoons.
Near the lagoons of Mundaú and Manguaba the towns of fishermen formed trimmed by navigation channels that great amount of molluscs and crustaceans concentrate.
Excussio in raft (raft for the typical fishing of the Northeast of Brazil) in the Lagos that form to 2 km. of the coast. Most well-known she is the one than it leaves the beach of Pajuçara and takes to the visitors of stroll by the lagoons formed by reefs of chorale and sand banks that arise when the tide is low. Some rafts have been transformed into bars, where in addition are typical meals of the zone.
To 6 km of Maceio, one is the beach of Jatiúca, paradise of the surfistas, equipped with shelters and hotels well.
Cathedral of Nossa Senhora two Prazeres, 1840.
Deodoro theater.
Municipal market.
Museum of the Historical Institute.
Palace Floriano Peixoto, soothes of the state government

In Palmares:

Quilombo two Palmares, quilombo (refuge of slaves) more important of the colonial period got to concentrate more than 20,000 black, fugitive of the properties of the region that refused to obey the orders of the white gentlemen. Occupying an extensive surface between Pernambuco and Alagoas.

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To extend photography of Crafts of Alagoas	To extend photography Bar of Sao Miguel

To extend photograph Marechal Deodoro	To extend photograph of Maceio

To extend photograph of Maceio	To extend photography Bar of Sao Miguel

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