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Arapiraca
Arapiraca is a municipality located in the center of the Brazilian state of Alagoas, some from the state capital, Maceió. It was founded in 1924. , it has a population of 214.006, IBGE – but IBGE estimated 233,047 inhabitants for 2020. Arapiraca is the second largest city in Alagoas, and is known mostly for its production of tobacco, hence its nickname of "The Brazilian Tobacco Capital". Neighboring municipalities Clockwise from the north: * north: Igaci * north-north-east: Craíbas * north-east: Coité do Nóia * east: Limoeiro de Anadia * south-east: Junqueiro * south-south-east: São Sebastião * south: Feira Grande * south-west: Lagoa da Canoa Sports Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense, better known as ASA, is the city's football club. The club plays its home matches at the Estádio Municipal Coaracy da Mata Fonseca Estádio Municipal Coaracy da Mata Fonseca, also known as Fumeirão, is a stadium in Arapiraca, Brazil. It has a capacity of 17,000 spectator ...
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Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense
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. History Arapiraca had as Mayor the Dr. Coaracy da Mata Fonseca. The city, still small, was beginning to tread the path of progress. The fair was already beginning to stand out in the entire Brazilian Northeast. The company Camilo Colier was building the railway and that required the work of many people. And these people were looking for some fun on days off. And at the request of the employees, the company's management decided to build a soccer field. The team was formed, which obtained the suggestive name of ''Ferroviário'', with the colors black and white. The city's Sunday afternoons became busier, as its inhabitants had the right place to go, the station field. ...
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Alagoas
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. 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, Marechal Deodoro, and Campo Alegre. It is the second smallest Brazilian state in area (larger only than Sergipe) and it is 16th in population. It is also one of the largest producers of sugarcane and coconuts in the country, and has an economy based on cattle raising. Land of the '' sururu'' (or Charru Mussel), lagoon shellfish which serves as food for the coastal population, and of coconut water, Alagoas also possesses some of th ...
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Estádio Municipal Coaracy Da Mata Fonseca
Estádio Municipal Coaracy da Mata Fonseca, also known as Fumeirão, is a stadium in Arapiraca, Brazil. It has a capacity of 17,000 spectators. It is the home of Agremiação Sportiva Arapiraquense of the Campeonato Brasileiro Série C The Campeonato Brasileiro Série C is the third tier of the Brazilian football league system. Unlike the first and second divisions, the Série C is not played in a double round robin system, arguably because many participating teams lack the f .... References Football venues in Alagoas Sports venues in Alagoas {{Brazil-sports-venue-stub ...
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Coité Do Nóia
Coité do Noia is a municipality located in the center of the Brazilian state of Alagoas 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. .... References Municipalities in Alagoas {{Alagoas-geo-stub ...
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Igaci
Igaci is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. It has an area of 334.346 square kilometres (129.091 sq mi). The climate is tropical savanna climate. As of 2020 the estimated population was 25,613. Geography Igaci is in the state of Alagoas, Brazil. It has an area of as of 2020. The elevation above sea level is about . It is located in the Palmeira dos Índios micro-region. It is 161 km from Maceió. History The settlement that is now the municipality of Igaci was founded by João de Lima Acioli of Portugal in the mid-19th century. The original name was Olho D'Água do Acioli, or Acioli's Waterholes, due to the many pools in the region. The abundant water attracted many families from areas that suffered from droughts, particularly in 1877, when there was a severe drought in Alagoas. The first urban settlement of the municipality was founded soon after. Early settlers in the town were Serapião Sampaio, Santos Silva, captain Bartolomeu de Souza Vergueiro, Justino Lu ...
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Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under ...
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Lagoa Da Canoa
Lagoa da Canoa is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 17,771 (2020) and its area is 103 km².IBGE The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística; IBGE) is the agency responsible for official collection of statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental informat ... - References Municipalities in Alagoas {{Alagoas-geo-stub ...
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Feira Grande
Feira Grande is a municipality located in the western region of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 22,178 (2020) and its area is .IBGE The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística; IBGE) is the agency responsible for official collection of statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental informat ... cidades.ibge.gov.br/ref> References municipalities in Alagoas {{Alagoas-geo-stub ...
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São Sebastião, Alagoas
São Sebastião is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population was 34,290 (2020) and its area is 306 km2.IBGE The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística; IBGE) is the agency responsible for official collection of statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information ... /ref> References Municipalities in Alagoas {{Alagoas-geo-stub ...
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Junqueiro
Junqueiro is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 24,722 (2020) and its area is 254.07 km².IBGE The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística; IBGE) is the agency responsible for official collection of statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information ... - References Municipalities in Alagoas {{Alagoas-geo-stub ...
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Limoeiro De Anadia
Limoeiro de Anadia is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 28,771 (2020) and its area is 316 km².IBGE The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística; IBGE) is the agency responsible for official collection of statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information ... - References Municipalities in Alagoas {{Alagoas-geo-stub ...
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Craíbas
Craíbas is a municipality located in the western of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 24,309 (2020) and its area is 275 km².IBGE The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( pt, Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística; IBGE) is the agency responsible for official collection of statistical, geographic, cartographic, geodetic and environmental information ... - References Municipalities in Alagoas {{Alagoas-geo-stub ...
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