Penedo is a
municipality in the state of
Alagoas in
Brazil. The population is 63,846 (2020 est.) in an area of .
Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e EstatÃstica
/ref> Penedo lies south-west of the state capital of Maceió.
History
Founded in 1614, Penedo has many important examples of Portuguese and Dutch colonial architectures. The history of Penedo can be found in Francisco Alberto Sales's book ''Arruando para o Forte''. It was reached by sea from the wide estuary of the São Francisco River
The São Francisco River (, ) is a large river in Brazil. With a length of , it is the longest river that runs entirely in Brazilian territory, and the fourth longest in South America and overall in Brazil (after the Amazon, the Paraná and t ...
.
The unclassified extinct Wakoná language
Wakoná (Aconã) is an extinct and unattested, presumed language of eastern Brazil. The dispersed ethnic population numbered an estimated 500 to 1,000 in 1995.
Wakoná was originally spoken around Lagoa Comprida and in Penedo. Loukotka (1968) re ...
was formerly spoken in Penedo. Loukotka (1968) reported that the remaining ethnic descendants who speak only Portuguese could be found in the city of Porto Real do Colégio
Porto Real do Colégio is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas.
Former indigenous languages
The unclassified extinct Wakoná language was formerly spoken in Penedo. Loukotka (1968) reported that the remaining ethnic descendants ...
.
Architectural heritage
Among its historically significant buildings are its well preserved churches, which were built through the 18th century. Some of these include:
* Convento de São Francisco e Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Anjos
(''Convent of Saint Francis and Church of Our Lady of the Angels'')
* Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Corrente
(''Church of Our Lady of the Chains'')
* Catedral de Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos, Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Penedo
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Penedo ( la, Dioecesis Penedensis) is a diocese located in the city of Penedo in the Ecclesiastical province of Maceió in Brazil.
History
* April 3, 1916: Established as Diocese of Penedo from the Diocese of Alagà ...
.
(''Cathedral of Our Lady of the Black People's Rosary'')
The Casa do Penedo, built in 1974, has as its objective the preservation of the city's artistic and cultural patrimony. In the Casa do Penedo one can find a rich quantity of five centuries of creativity by residents of the São Francisco River
The São Francisco River (, ) is a large river in Brazil. With a length of , it is the longest river that runs entirely in Brazilian territory, and the fourth longest in South America and overall in Brazil (after the Amazon, the Paraná and t ...
Valley.
In literature
Penedo is the location in ''The Far Side of the World
''The Far Side of the World'' is the tenth historical novel in the Aubrey-Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian, first published in 1984. The story is set during the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812.
The story from ''Treason's Harbour'' has se ...
'', a novel by Patrick O'Brian set in the era when both the War of 1812 and the Napoleonic Wars were underway, where HMS ''Surprise'' pulls in for repairs. The ship stays longer than expected when she gets stuck in the river due to its rapidly changing tides.
See also
*Penedo, Itatiaia
Penedo is a district in the Itatiaia municipality, located in the southern region of Rio de Janeiro state, in Brazil. Founded as a vegan commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other d ...
, a touristic district of Itatiaia
Itatiaia () is a Brazilian municipality of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is located at an altitude of . Its population was 32,064 in 2020 and its area is .
The oldest Brazilian national park, Itatiaia National Park (Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, ...
, RJ. A former Finnish colony.
References
Municipalities in Alagoas
Populated places established in 1614
1614 establishments in South America
1614 establishments in the Portuguese Empire
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