Maceió
Maceió, formerly anglicised as Maceio, is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state of Alagoas, Brazil.
Maceió, formerly anglicised as Maceio, is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state of Alagoas, Brazil. The name "Maceió" is a Tupi Indigenous term for a spring.
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Worth seeing in and around Maceió
4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Estádio Rei Pelé
The Estádio Rei Pelé, also known as Trapichão, is a multi-purpose stadium in Maceió, Brazil. It is currently used mostly for football matches.
2.7 km · multi-purpose stadium in Maceió, Brazil · Wikipedia - 02Museum of Sound and Image of Alagoas
Museu da Imagem e Som de Alagoas is a Brazilian museum located in Maceió, on the state of Alagoas. It was opened on September 3, 1981, with the purpose of preserving the state's audiovisual heritage.
1.6 km · museum in Brazil · Wikipedia - 03Estádio Mutange
Estádio Mutange, also known as Estádio Gustavo Paiva, is a multi-use stadium located in Maceió, Brazil. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Centro Sportivo Alagoano and Associação Atlética Ponte Preta, and hosted the home matches of Esporte Clube Barroso.
3.4 km · multi-use Stadium · Wikipedia - 04Instituto Histórico e Geográfico de Alagoas
The Historic and Geographic Institute of Alagoas - IHGAL is a civil organization dedicated to the study and research in several fields of history, geography, and social sciences. It is located in downtown Maceió, in a building listed as a state heritage site.
600 m · research institute and museum in Maceió, Brazil · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Museum of the Historical and Geografical Institute of Alagoas. Fine arts and historical objects. Museum of Image and Music. Photographic, cinematographic, and sound exhibitions and archives Museum of Sport. Pierre Chalita Museum. Fine arts. Théo Brandão Museum. Folk and primitive arts. UFAL Museum of Natural History.
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Things to do
Surfing and bodyboarding are popular in Maceió. The waves are safe and there are no sharks to worry about. There are also no dangerous reefs to worry about. The best place to go surfing near Maceió is at Praia do Frances (Frenchman's Beach). Waves aren't the best in Alagoas; sometimes there are good waves, but that isn't very consistent.
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Where to eat
There are many, many restaurants to choose from. The restaurants on the beaches alone will be more than enough for your stay. There are many different types of food to choose from. Fish and other seafood, a wide selection of fruits, and authentic Brazilian cuisine are very common. Make sure to try a Tapioca, a pancake made of manioc starch that can be filled with anything from ham and cheese to chocolate.
- 01Food trucks at Praça Journalista Denis Agra
They are open Tue-Sun from 17:00..
- 02Food trucks on Rua Pedro Alcântara Maranhão
They are open daily from 17:00.
- 03Cara de Hamburguer
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- 04Galetos e Almoço São Pedro
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Getting to Maceió
- Airports
- Zumbi dos Palmares (MCZ), 18 km · Recife/Guararapes - Gilberto Freyre (REC), 193 km · Presidente Castro Pinto (JPA), 293 km
- Recife → Maceió202 km · quickest by road, 4h 33m · R$70–95
- João Pessoa → Maceió299 km · quickest by road, 6h 33m · R$100–135
- Natal → Maceió434 km · quickest by air, 6h 58m · R$380–600
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Maceió
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Maceió. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inFrom Recife also check the lower priced shared rides on Blablacar.
- Get aroundIn the regional minibuses you can pay only in cash.
- Get aroundThis is a great way to explore the nearby beaches on a day trip.
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Next door to Maceió
- Coqueiro Secomunicipality of Alagoas state, Brazil8.1 km
- Pajuçaraneighborhood in Maceió1.4 km