Cajueiro is a
municipality located in the western of the
Brazilian state of
Alagoas. Its population is 21,331 (2020) and its area is 124 km².
[ IBGE - ] Its name comes from the Portuguese for the
cashew
The cashew tree (''Anacardium occidentale'') is a tropical evergreen tree native to South America in the genus ''Anacardium'' that produces the cashew seed and the cashew apple accessory fruit. The tree can grow as tall as , but the dwarf cult ...
tree — in the 19th century, a village began to form around such a tree, near the banks of the
Paraíba river.
References
Municipalities in Alagoas
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