Penedo

Penedo is a municipality in the state of Alagoas in Brazil. Population is 64,074 2015 est. in the area of ​​689.88 sq. Km. Penedo is located 173 kilometers south-west of the state capital Maceio. Founded in 1614, Penedo has many important examples of Portuguese and Dutch colonial architecture. The history of Penedo can be found in the book of Frisco Alberto Sales Arruando para o Forte. It was reached by sea from the broad mouth of the Sao Francisco River. Historically important buildings have well-preserved churches, which were built through the 18th century.

Some of these include the Convento de Sao Francisco E Igoreja de Nossa Sanhora dos Anjos Convent of Saint Francis and Church of Our Lady of the Angels Egreza de Nosa Sanhora da Corrient Church of Our Lady of the Chains Cathedral de Nosa Sanhora do Rosario dos Pritos Cath Roman Catholic Diocese of Pendo. Cathedral of Our Lady of the Black People's Rosary. The Casa do Mundo, which was constructed in 1974, is intended to preserve the city's artistic and cultural preservation. In the Casa do Pindo, residents of Sao Francisco River Valley can find a rich amount of five centuries of creativity. It is one of the great place.