Maceió

American  

[mah-sey-aw] / ˌmɑ seɪˈɔ /

noun

1. a seaport in and the capital of Alagoas, in E Brazil.

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Maceió British  

/ maseˈjɔ /

noun

1. a port in NE Brazil, capital of Alagôas state, on the Atlantic. Pop: 1 137 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

She lives in Maceió, a coastal city in north-eastern Brazil, where 75% of the cases of congenital Zika virus syndrome in the country were registered.

From BBC

Troubles in Maceio began a year earlier, when large cracks first appeared on the surface.

From Washington Times

According to the Brazilian Senate’s website, some 200,000 people in Maceio were affected by the company’s mining activities.

From Washington Times

Around 200,000 people in the Alagoas state’s capital of Maceio were affected by the excessive extraction of rock salt, according to the Brazil Senate’s website.

From Seattle Times

In recent years, several Maceio communities became ghost towns as residents accepted Braskem’s payouts to relocate.

From Seattle Times