Marechal Deodoro is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
and an important tourist center of
Alagoas
Alagoas () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is ...
,
Brazil
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. Its population is 52,380 (2020) and its area is 334 km².
Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics
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- The town was the first capital of
Alagoas state.
History
The city was founded as ''Vila Madalena'' in 1611, and features a number of historical buildings from the colonial period. It was also referred to as ''Alagoas'', or the ''City of Alagoas''. The first president of the Republic of Brazil, Marshal ()
Deodoro da Fonseca
Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca (; 5 August 1827 – 23 August 1892) was a Brazilian politician and military officer who served as the Head of Provisional Government and the first president of Brazil. He was born in Alagoas in a military family, fo ...
, was born in Vila Madalena; the city was later renamed in his honour.
Notable people
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Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca, Brazilian military officer, politician and first president of Brazil
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Aureliano Cândido Tavares Bastos
Aureliano Cândido Tavares Bastos ( – ) was a Brazilian politician, writer and journalist. He was a supporter of federalism within the Empire of Brazil. The familial surname is ''Tavares Bastos''.
Early life
Tavares Bastos was the firs ...
, Brazilian politician, writer and journalist
See also
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List of National Historic Heritage of Brazil — three sites in Marechal Deodoro are listed
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List of municipalities in Alagoas
This is a list of the municipalities in the States of Brazil, state of Alagoas, Alagoas (AL), located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of Brazil. Alagoas is divided into 102 Municipalities of Brazil, municipalities, which are grou ...
References
Populated coastal places in Alagoas
Populated places established in 1611
Municipalities in Alagoas
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