sugar, tobacco, coconut and spices. The Biggest Cruise Ship to attract at port was MSC Seashore in 2022. Highways Maceió is connected to the main cities of Brazil by the BR-104, BR-101, BR-316 and AL-101 highways. The distances to other Braziian cities are below. Brasília: 2010 km (1249 mi); Recife: 270 km (168 mi); Aracaju: 290 km (180 mi); Salvador: 610 km (379 mi). Twin towns – sister cities Aracaju, Brazil João Pessoa, Brazil Gwangju, South Korea Milan, Italy Neighbourhoods There are today about 50 districts in Maceió: Antares Barro Duro Bebedouro Benedito Bentes Bom Parto Canaã Centro de Maceió (Downtown) Chã de Bebedouro Chã da Jaqueira Cidade Universitária Clima Bom Cruz das Almas Farol Feitosa Fernão Velho Garça Torta Gruta de Lourdes Guaxuma Ipioca Jacarecica Jacintinho Jaraguá Jardim Petrópolis Jatiúca Levada Mangabeiras Mutange Ouro Preto Pajuçara Pescaria Pinheiro Pitanguinha Poço Ponta da Terra Ponta Grossa Ponta Verde Pontal da Barra Prado Petrópolis Riacho Doce Rio Novo Santa Amélia Santo Amaro Santos Dumont São Jorge Serraria Tabuleiro do Martins Trapiche da Barra Vergel do Lago. Surrounding highlights Praia do Francês (French's Beach) Barra Nova (New Waterway) Dunas de Marapé (Dunes of Marapé) Nove Ilhas (Nine Islands) Massagüera (or Massagueira) Barra de São Miguel (San Miguel Waterway) Praia do Gunga (Gunga's Beach) Sonho Verde (Green Dream) Barra de Santo Antônio (Santo Antonio Waterway) Maragogi Murici Japaratinga Pontal do Coruripe Statue of Liberty replica in front of Museu da Imagem e do Som de Alagoas (Museum of Image and Sound of Alagoas). Notable people Bruna Tenório, fashion model. Cacá Diegues, film director. Celso Brandão, photographer. Djavan, singer and musician. Fernando Collor de Mello, brazilian president from 1990 - 1992. Floriano Peixoto, second president of the Brazilian republic. Graciliano Ramos, brazilian writer and journalist. Hermeto Pascoal, musician. Zagallo (Mário Jorge Lobo Zagallo), football coach. Marta Viera da Silva aka 'Marta', often regarded as the greatest female footballer of all time and named FIFA world player of the year six times. Nise da Silveira, psychiatrist. Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira aka 'Pepe', footballer. Pontes de Miranda, jurist. Roberto Firmino, footballer. Roberval Davino, football coach. Teotonio Vilela, "Menestrel das Alagoas". Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca, First Brazilian President References External links Tourism Maceió AboutBrasil/Maceió City Tour Hotels in Maceió Only Maceió Neighborhoods of Maceió Apartments in Maceió Events in Maceió Restaurants in Maceió About Maceió Populated coastal places in Alagoas Municipalities in Alagoas