Palmeira dos Índios 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' ...

located in the western of the

Brazilian state The federative units of Brazil () are subnational entities with a certain degree of autonomy (self-government, self-regulation, and self-collection) and endowed with their own government and constitution, which together form the Federative Repu ...

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 ...

. , it has a population of around 70,000. The city is situated in the interior of

. The Brazilian writer

Graciliano Ramos Graciliano Ramos de Oliveira (; October 27, 1892 – March 20, 1953) was a Brazilian modernist writer, politician and journalist. He is known worldwide for his portrayal of the precarious situation of the poor inhabitants of the Brazilian '' ser ...

was its mayor in 1927. It is the seat of the

Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios The Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios () is a diocese located in the city of Palmeira dos Índios in the ecclesiastical province of Maceió in Brazil. History * February 10, 1962: Established as Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios from ...

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