Place:Arapiraca, Alagoas, Brazil

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NameArapiraca
TypeCity
Coordinates9.75°S 36.667°W
Located inAlagoas, Brazil
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Arapiraca is a municipality and a large and rapidly growing town located in the center of the Brazilian State of Alagoas, some from the state capital, Maceió. It was founded in 1924.

, it has a population of c. 214,000 inhabitants. Arapiraca is the second largest city in Alagoas.

The city is known mostly for its production of tobacco and thus is often considered "The Brazilian Tobacco Capital".

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