Alagoas, 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 ; Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is the city of Maceió. It has 1.6% of the Brazilian population and produces 0.8% of the Brazilian GDP. It is made up of 102 municipalities and its most populous cities are Maceió, Arapiraca, Palmeira dos Índios, Rio Largo, Penedo, União dos Palmares, São Miguel dos Campos, Santana do Ipanema, Delmiro Gouveia, Coruripe, and Campo Alegre.
The municipalities of Brazil are administrative divisions of the Brazilian states. Brazil currently has 5,570 municipalities, which, given the 2019 population estimate of 210,147,125, makes an average municipality population of 37,728 inhabitants. The average state in Brazil has 214 municipalities. Roraima is the least subdivided state, with 15 municipalities, while Minas Gerais is the most, with 853. Northern states are divided into small numbers of large municipalities, and therefore they cover large areas incorporating several separated cities or towns that do not necessarily conform to one single conurbation. Southern and eastern states on the other hand, are divided into many small municipalities, and therefore large urban areas usually extend over several municipalities which form one single conurbation.
Maceió, formerly sometimes Anglicised as Maceio, is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state of Alagoas, Brazil. The name "Maceió" is an Indigenous term for a spring. Most maceiós flow to the sea, but some get trapped and form lakes.
Alagoa is a city in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. In 2020 its population was estimated to be 2,665.
Arapiraca is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Alagoas, Northeast Region of the country. It is located in Agreste in Alagoas and belongs to the Metropolitan Region of Agreste, being located about 125 km (78 mi) west of state capital. It occupies an area of just over 345 km2 (133 sq mi), being 59 km2 (23 sq mi) in urban area, and its population in 2021 was 234,309 inhabitants. Being the second municipality with the largest population in Alagoas and the ninth in the interior of the Northeast.
Clube de Regatas Brasil, commonly referred to as CRB, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Maceió, Alagoas. It competes in the Série B, the second tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Alagoano, the top flight of the Alagoas state football league.
Marechal Deodoro is a municipality and an important tourist center of Alagoas, Brazil. Its population is 52,380 (2020) and its area is 334 km². The town was the first and current capital of Alagoas state.
Maragogi is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, 125 km north of the capital city of Maceió. It has 33,032 inhabitants, a city situated on the northern coast of Alagoas state, Brazil, being the easternmost city of that state.
Located in the city of Maceió, the Federal University of Alagoas is the major university in coastal state Alagoas and one of the main research centers in Brazilian north eastern region. It is located very near the city's airport.
Centro Sportivo Alagoano, commonly referred to as CSA, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Maceió, Alagoas. It competes in the Série C, the third tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Alagoano, the top flight of the Alagoas state football league.
Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense, commonly referred to as ASA de Arapiraca or ASA, is a Brazilian professional football club based in Arapiraca, Alagoas. It competes in the Série D, the fourth tier of Brazilian football, as well as in the Campeonato Alagoano, the top flight of the Alagoas state football league.
Itaíba is a city located in the state of Pernambuco, Brazil. It is located 306 km away from Recife, the capital of the state of Pernambuco. It has an estimated population of 26,308 inhabitants.
The Federação Alagoana de Futebol was founded on March 14, 1927, and it manages all the official football tournaments within the state of Alagoas, which are the Campeonato Alagoano and the Campeonato Alagoano lower levels, and represents the clubs at the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF).
Events in the year 1954 in Brazil.
The Campeonato Alagoano Segunda Divisão is the second tier of the football league of the state of Alagoas, Brazil.
Arthur César Pereira de Lira is a Brazilian lawyer, farmer, entrepreneur and politician. A member of Progressistas (PP), he is a federal deputy for Alagoas, and President of the Chamber of Deputies since February 2021.
Thaise de Souza Guedes is a Brazilian politician.
Klever Rêgo Loureiro is a Brazilian judge and the president of the Court of Justice of Alagoas.
Paulo Suruagy do Amaral Dantas is a Brazilian politician affiliated with the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), is the current governor of Alagoas.
