Palmeira dos Índios

Palmeira dos Índios () is a municipality located in the west of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. , it has a population of around 70,000.

The city is situated in the interior of Alagoas. The Brazilian writer Graciliano Ramos was its mayor in 1927. It is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Palmeira dos Índios.

History Palmeira dos Índios was originally inhabited by the Xukuru people. It was established as a parish in 1798 and transformed into a town in 1835.

Languages Xukuru-Kariri was spoken in Palmeira dos Índios.

Climate

See also Fernando Iório Rodrigues

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