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União dos Palmares
Municipality
FlagCoat of arms
Nickname: Terra da Liberdade (Land of Freedom)
Location of União dos Palmares in the State of Alagoas
União dos PalmaresLocation in Brazil
Coordinates: 09°09′46″S 36°01′55″W / 9.16278°S 36.03194°W / -9.16278; -36.03194
Country	Brazil
State	Alagoas
Founded	October 13, 1831
Area
• Total	427.825 km (165.184 sq mi)
Elevation	155 m (509 ft)
Population
• Total	65,790
• Density	153.72/km (398.1/sq mi)
Demonym	palmarino
Time zone	UTC−3 (BRT)
Website	Official website (on 2012-11-25 the above official website address produces a page 'Not Found' message) www.uniaodospalmaresal.com.br (on 2012-11-25 the above website address appears to present itself as the website for the municipal government)

União dos Palmares is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population was 65,790 (2020) and its area is 428 km². Surrounding agricultural land is largely dedicated to sugar cane and cattle. At one time, when the city was an active rail stop with regular passenger service, it was named simply União due to its rail junction joining Alagoas and Pernambuco. The name was changed in 1944 to reflect its historic significance. The city is increasingly seeing domestic and foreign tourist drawn by historical and natural features that are now protected in Parque Nacional Serra da Barriga and Parque Memorial Quilombo dos Palmares.

History

The city of União dos Palmares has a historic importance to Afro-Brazilians. On a nearby hill was a mocambo or, in more recent terms, a quilombo. These were centers of African slaves fleeing and resisting slavery. Known as the Quilombo dos Palmares this was the largest and most organized of the many quilombos in Brazil. The most famous figure of the Quilombo dos Palmares was Zumbi dos Palmares. The quilombo reached a population somewhere around 30,000 composed of former slaves and some Amerindian allies. Between 1672 and 1696 it withstood repeated attacks by colonial forces until it fell to regular forces with artillery.

Present Day Relationship to History

The city is the gateway to the Parque Memorial Quilombo dos Palmares in the Parque Nacional Serra da Barriga and described as "A Terra da Liberdade" (A land of liberty). Memorial celebrations attract visitors and the park is a natural area preserving endangered Atlantic semi-deciduous forests of the Mata Atlântica. The park attracts visitors both domestic and foreign to tourist accommodations around the city. The park and city were given publicity by a 20 November 2003 ceremonial opening by the President of Brazil.

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. IBGE -
3. http://wikimapia.org/4101240/pt/Uni%C3%A3o-dos-Palmares | Wikimapia: União dos Palmares
4. http://www.estacoesferroviarias.com.br/alagoas/uniao.htm | Estações Ferroviárias (Rail Stations) do Brasil- UNIÃO DOS PALMARES
5. http://www.a-brasil.com/uniaodospalmares/index.htm | União dos Palmares - Guía Turística
6. ^ http://www.articlemyriad.com/69.htm Archived 2007-02-26 at the Wayback Machine | Oppression and Rebellion: Slavery in Brazil and The Quilombo at Palmares
7. http://www.quilombodospalmares.org.br/index.php?sec=projeto_parque_quilombo_palmares | Parque Memorial Quilombo dos Palmares
8. http://www.quilombodospalmares.org.br/index.php?sec=historia_serra_barriga Serra da Barriga
9. http://www.ale.al.gov.br/www/uniao.htm | Cidades Históricas - União dos Palmares (Assembléia Legislativa de Alagoas)
10. http://www.quilombodospalmares.org.br/index.php?sec=turismo_onde_hospedar | Tourismo
11. http://www.quilombodospalmares.org.br/index.php?sec=historia_serra_barriga | Serra de Barriga History

External links

• Wikimapia: União dos Palmares
• Parque Memorial Quilombo dos Palmares
• Portal: União Notícia

v t e 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

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