Penedo

Penedo
Municipality
Church of Santa Maria dos Anjos and the Convent of São Francisco
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Alagoas state
Penedo Location in Brazil
Coordinates: 10°17′24″S 36°35′09″W / 10.29000°S 36.58583°W / -10.29000; -36.58583Coordinates: 10°17′24″S 36°35′09″W / 10.29000°S 36.58583°W / -10.29000; -36.58583
Country	Brazil
Region	Northeast Region
State	Alagoas
Area
• Total	689.88 km2 (266.36 sq mi)
Population (2015)
• Total	64,074
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	BRT (UTC-3)
Website	Official website

Penedo is a municipality in the state of Alagoas in Brazil. The population is 64,074 (2015 est.) in an area of 689.88 km².^[1] Penedo lies 173 km south-west of the state capital of Maceió.

History

Founded in 1614, Penedo has many important examples of Portuguese and Dutch colonial architectures. The history of Penedo can be found in Francisco Alberto Sales's book Arruando para o Forte.

Architectural heritage

Among its historically significant buildings are its well preserved churches, which were built through the 18th century. Some of these include:

• Convento de São Francisco e Igreja de Nossa Senhora dos Anjos
  (Convent of Saint Francis and Church of Our Lady of the Angels)
• Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Corrente
  (Church of Our Lady of the Chains)
• Catedral de Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos, Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Penedo.
  (Cathedral of Our Lady of the Black People's Rosary)

The Casa do Penedo, built in 1974, has as its objective the preservation of the city's artistic and cultural patrimony. In the Casa do Penedo one can find a rich quantity of five centuries of creativity by residents of the São Francisco River Valley.

See also

• Penedo, Itatiaia, a touristic district of Itatiaia, RJ. A former Finnish colony.

References

Municipalities of Alagoas
Capital: Maceió
Arapiraca	Arapiraca Campo Grande Coité do Nóia Craíbas Feira Grande Girau do Ponciano Lagoa da Canoa Limoeiro de Anadia São Sebastião Taquarana
Palmeira dos Índios	Belém Cacimbinhas Estrela de Alagoas Igaci Mar Vermelho Maribondo Minador do Negrão Palmeira dos Índios Paulo Jacinto Quebrangulo Tanque d'Arca
Traipu	Olho d'Água Grande São Brás Traipu
Litoral Norte Alagoano	Japaratinga Maragogi Passo de Camaragibe Porto de Pedras São Miguel dos Milagres
Maceió	Barra de Santo Antônio Barra de São Miguel Coqueiro Seco Maceió Marechal Deodoro Paripueira Pilar Rio Largo Santa Luzia do Norte Satuba
Mata Alagoana	Atalaia Branquinha Cajueiro Campestre Capela Colônia Leopoldina Flexeiras Jacuípe Joaquim Gomes Jundiá Matriz de Camaragibe Messias Murici Novo Lino Porto Calvo São Luís do Quitunde
Penedo	Feliz Deserto Igreja Nova Penedo Piaçabuçu Porto Real do Colégio
São Miguel dos Campos	Anadia Boca da Mata Campo Alegre Coruripe Jequiá da Praia Junqueiro Roteiro São Miguel dos Campos Teotônio Vilela
Serrana dos Quilombos	Chã Preta Ibateguara Pindoba Santana do Mundaú São José da Laje União dos Palmares Viçosa
Alagoana do Sertão do São Francisco	Delmiro Gouveia Olho d'Água do Casado Piranhas
Batalha	Batalha Belo Monte Jacaré dos Homens Jaramataia Major Isidoro Monteirópolis Olho d'Água das Flores Olivença
Santana do Ipanema	Carneiros Dois Riachos Maravilha Ouro Branco Palestina Pão de Açúcar Poço das Trincheiras Santana do Ipanema São José da Tapera Senador Rui Palmeira
Serrana do Sertão Alagoano	Água Branca Canapi Inhapi Mata Grande Pariconha