AL · Northeast · State capital
Population: 995,134 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Maceió is the capital of the Brazilian state of Alagoas, in the Northeast Region of the country. It covers an area of 509.320 km² and is 2,013 kilometers from Brasília. It is the most populous municipality in Alagoas. Its population, according to the demographic census of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), is 957,916 inhabitants. Together with twelve other Alagoas municipalities, it forms the Maceió Metropolitan Region, which totaled 1,347,703 inhabitants in 2024; it is the most populous in Alagoas, the 7th largest in the Northeast and the 25th largest in Brazil.
It borders cities such as São Luís do Quitunde, Rio Largo, Satuba, Marechal Deodoro and Paripueira, among others, to which it is connected by the BR-101, BR-104, BR-316 and AL-101 highways. Maceió is the main city in the state and is currently undergoing intense economic and infrastructure growth; it is considered a Regional Capital A, according to Brazil's urban hierarchy. It is the largest Brazilian producer of rock salt. Its diversified industrial sector is made up of chemical, sugar and alcohol, cement and food industries. It has agriculture, livestock farming, and extraction of natural gas and oil. It has the largest gross domestic product in the state, R$27,484,016,310, the 44th largest in Brazil.
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Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).
0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
35.17 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
38.03 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
All 36 cities: 46
Asking rent (BRL/m²)
Higher rent Shown as a band among the 36 cities with rent data (thirds). See the source for exact prices.
Source: Índice FipeZAP de Locação Residencial · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Proprietary
All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
306.63 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,284.81 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
3.14 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
4.46 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
4.5 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
5.7 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
22.37 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
95.88 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
17.5 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
122 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Zumbi dos Palmares (SBMO), 18 km in a straight line · 122 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Hot Average temperature: 26.0 °C (Average temperature 25 °C (77 °F) or higher)
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | – | 30.6 | 30.5 | 30.1 | 29.1 | 28.0 | 27.4 | 27.4 | 28.2 | 29.2 | 29.8 | – |
| Avg. low (°C) | – | 24.1 | 24.0 | 23.7 | 23.0 | 22.4 | 21.8 | 21.7 | 22.5 | 23.2 | 23.6 | – |
| Rain (mm) | – | 91 | 170 | 189 | 249 | 287 | 233 | 154 | 82 | 47 | 36 | – |
Weather station Porto de Pedras, 74 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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