Maceió

Maceió
—  Municipality  —
The Municipality o Maceió
Banner Seal
Eik-name(s): "The Paradise o Watters"
Location o Maceió in the State o Alagoas
Maceió Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 9°39′57″S 35°44′06″W
Kintra	Brazil
State	Alagoas
Mesoregion	Leste Alagoano
Microregion	Maceió
Foondit	5 December 1815
Govrenment
- Mayor	José Cícero Soares de Almeida (PP)
Aurie
- Tot	511 km2 (197.3 sq mi)
Hicht	7 m (23 ft)
Indwallers (2010)
- Tot	932,608
- Densitie	1,825.1/km2 (4,726.9/sq mi)
Demonym	Maceioenses
Time zone	UTC-3
Postal Code	57000-000
Aurie code(s)	+55 82
Wabsteid	Offeecial wabsteid

Maceió (Portuguese pronunciation: [masejˈjɔ]) is the caipital an the lairgest ceety o the coastal state Alagoas, Brazil. The name "maceió" is o Indie oreegin, an designates the naturally spontaneous courses o watter which flow oot o the soil. Maist maceiós flow tae the sea, but some get trappit an form lakes ("lagoas", in Portuguese).

There are plenty o maceiós an lakes in this pairt o Brazil; acause of this, the ceety wis namit Maceió, an the State, Alagoas. The new Zumbi dos Palmares Internaitional Airport connects Maceió wi mony Brazilian ceeties an operates some internaitional flichts. The ceety is hame tae the Federal University o Alagoas.

Sister ceeties

• Aracaju, Brazil
• João Pessoa, Brazil
• Gwangju, Sooth Korea
• Milan, Italy