Marechal Deodoro Attractions
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Marechal Deodoro
21km/13mi south-west of Maceió, on the Manguaba lagoon, is the town of Marechal Deodoro, former capital of Alagoas and birthplace of Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca, who proclaimed the Republic in 1889 and became first President of Brazil. It has preserved a number of 17th and 18th century buildings.
In Marechal Deodoro are the ruined churches of Nossa Senhora do Amparo (1757), the Carmelite convent (1834) and Nossa Senhora do Rosário (1834).
21km/13mi south-west of Maceió, on the Manguaba lagoon, is the town of Marechal Deodoro, former capital of Alagoas and birthplace of Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca, who proclaimed the Republic in 1889 and became first President of Brazil. It has preserved a number of 17th and 18th century buildings.
In Marechal Deodoro are the ruined churches of Nossa Senhora do Amparo (1757), the Carmelite convent (1834) and Nossa Senhora do Rosário (1834).
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The Museum of Sacred Art of Alagoas now occupies this former 17th C convent. One of the noteworthy features is the choir chapel with paintings by artist José Elói.
