Map of Maceió, Brazil

Maceió is the administrative centre of Alagoas, Brazil, with a population of about 1,031,597. It lies at 9.6658°S, 35.7353°W. Maceió is about 1,486 km (924 mi) northeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Marechal Deodoro, 18 km to the west.

Maceió at a glance

Where is Maceió?

• The 14th largest city in Brazil by recorded population.
• The largest city in Alagoas on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 11 h 34 min on the shortest day to 12 h 41 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Maceió

• Marechal Deodoro — 18 km west
• Rio Largo — 25 km northwest
• Pilar — 25 km west
• Atalaia — 36 km northwest
• São Miguel dos Campos — 41 km west
• União dos Palmares — 65 km northwest
• Coruripe — 70 km southwest
• Maragogi — 92 km northeast
• Arapiraca — 102 km west
• Palmares — 110 km north

Largest cities in Alagoas

• Arapiraca — 243,906
• Rio Largo — 97,435
• União dos Palmares — 65,790
• Marechal Deodoro — 62,341
• São Miguel dos Campos — 61,797
• Penedo — 60,189
• Coruripe — 57,294
• Delmiro Gouveia — 52,809
• Santana do Ipanema — 47,397
• Atalaia — 47,365

Largest cities in Brazil

• São Paulo — 12,400,232
• Rio de Janeiro — 6,747,815
• Belo Horizonte — 2,721,564
• Salvador — 2,711,840
• Fortaleza — 2,400,000
• Manaus — 2,219,580
• Brasília — 2,207,718
• Curitiba — 1,948,626
• Recife — 1,653,461
• Goiânia — 1,536,097

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.