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Alagoas

American  
[ah-luh-goh-uhs] / ˌɑ ləˈgoʊ əs /

noun

  1. a state in NE Brazil. 10,674 sq. mi. (27,650 sq. km). Maceió.


Alagoas British  
/ alaˈɡoːaʃ /

noun

  1. a state in NE Brazil, on the Atlantic coast. Capital: Maceió. Pop: 2 887 535 (2002). Area: 30 776 sq km (11 031 sq miles)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Alagoas state's health department said the virus situation in the region had improved in recent years thanks to their efforts in educating citizens to clear stagnant water and training health surveillance officials.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2025

He continued in politics and later served 26 years as a conservative senator for the northeastern state of Alagoas, where his well-to-do family was from.

From Reuters May 31, 2023

In Alagoas, the state government said 33 municipalities have declared an emergency due to the effects of the heavy rains in the past several days.

From Seattle Times May 28, 2022

“As a Brazilian it made me feel like I was being excluded from my own country,” said the pastor, who lives in Maragogi, a beach town in the northeastern state of Alagoas.

From New York Times Nov. 22, 2020

The principal towns are Alagoas, formerly the capital, picturesquely situated on Lake Manguaba, 15 m.

From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg

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