Marechal Deodoro

 Marechal Deodoro is one of the richest cities in Alagoas. It’s located to the south of Maceió, just 28 kilometres away. Long time ago Marechal Deodoro housed the economy center of Alagoas. Back then the city had the name of ‘Santa Maria Madalena da Lagoa do Sul’ referring to Saint Mary Magdalene. It was clearly obvious that Maceió had grown much more than Santa Maria Madalena for the fact that Maceió was located in the middle of the main economy centers and had an important harbor called Jaraguá Harbor, which were very useful for merchants and traders from Portugal.

It was about time that the economy center would be passed to Maceió, and at that time the governor was Agostinho Neves, who received a strict order from the Empire to change the Treasure House to Maceió.

After many complaints about this order, the people from Santa Maria Madalena were starting to get angry with Agostinho Neves because his political enemies said that he was trying to bankrupt Santa Maria Madalena. Fortunately Agostinho Neves managed to calm them down and make the transfer to Maceió, which still the main economy of Alagoas.

Marechal Deodoro is known as the Land of the Marshal Deodoro da Fonseca, the first president of Brazil. Deodoro da Fonseca was born in 1827. In the age of 16 he left home and went to Rio de Janeiro where he joined in the Military Academy, beginning an extraordinary journey to a successful military career. For his victories around Brazil he became a very famous and important person. On the 15th of November 1889, he pronounced the Republic of Brazil, ruling until the 23rd of November 1891. Died on the 23rd of August 1892, asthmatic.

'Francês Beach'

Nowadays Marechal Deodoro is a city of huge importance for Alagoas because of its Historical events. There is a beach called ‘Francês’ referring to the French Harbor that it once had. This beach is one of the most famous beach in Brazil. The beach is divided in two parts, the first one is a calm warm water spot protected by a line of barrier reefs, perfect for those who want to relax and feel comfortable among the outstanding beauty of the sea and when the tide goes down we can clearly see the natural pool forming between the coast and the reefs. The second part is a very ferocious sea which fits perfectly for those who want to surf.

'Massagueira'

In Marechal Deodoro we can find the most important gastronomic center of Alagoas, ‘Massagueira’, which means 'what was the marsh'. Blessed by the River Manguaba, the Gastronomic Complex of Massagueira offers a huge variety of food, including diversified options of drinks and snacks.

'Santa Rita Island'

The island of Santa Rita is the largest island of surrounding vegetation of Brazil, and 2nd in the world. Its importance is immesurable because it shelters inumerous quantities of diversified marine species. This island is protected by the government since 1984 and is surrounded by a vegetation of 12 km².

'Barra Nova'

Barra Nova is located just 10 km away from Maceió. It's right in the middle where the ocean and the lagoons Mundaú and Manguába get together. The climate is very pleasant and there's lots of nice views. The infrasctructure is very well organized within its restaurants, hotels and boats to enjoy every second of its calm waters. Scuba Diving is avaliable too.