Maceió
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Maceió (Mah-say-'oh) is the capital and the largest city of the coastal state Alagoas in Brazil.
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Maceio - Origins
Indigenes Tupi called MACA-YO or MACAI-O-K, that means what covers the swamp. The first population settle around a sugar cane usine around 1800’s. The city started to develop when the ships started to port at Jaragua’s region.
Where to Shopping?
>City town
>Shopping centres in the neighbourhoods
>Iguatemi Mall
>Cidade Mall (Shopping da Cidade)
>Farol’s Mall (Shopping Farol)
>Art craft shopping centres
What to do in Maceio?
>Take a “jangada” (boat) to visit the natural pools in PAJUCARA
>Buy File (typical art craft from this region)
>Eat tapioca around Pajucara or Ponta Verde or Jatiuca.
>Visit historical neighbourhood Jaragua or City Town, going to churches, museums and institutes.
>Surf in Praia do Sobra, Jatiuca, Cruz das Almas, Gaxuma
>Try other typical coconut sweets and cakes from Riacho Doce
>Within the companies around the beach, you can hire a tour to go to Praia do Gunga, Maragogi, Carro Quebrado, Praia do Frances, Porto de Galinhas, Passeio das Nove Ilhas, Delta do Sao Francisco.
Emergency phone numbers
>Maceio Airport – 3214-4000
>Tourist Police Station – 3241-9401
>Emergency Hospital – 3315-3581
>Fire/Rescue – 193
>Police emergency – 190
>Procon – 1512
>Central Bus station – 3221-4615
Taxi and cab companies
>Alo taxi – 3328-6565
>Chame taxi – 3350-1257
>Comtal – 3322-2530
>Contax – 3321-5227
>Coopertaxi – 3327-8971
