Located on the shores of Lake Mundaú, Coqueiro Seco is named from the frequent meetings of merchants and travelers in the shade of a coconut tree of straw burned differentiated from the others, where they were made large business and nap.

At census conducted in 1950 by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Coqueiro Seco was mentioned as district of Rio Largo, with a population of 1,667 inhabitants.

Limits are: to the north with the City of Santa Luzia do Norte, the west and south with Marechal Deodoro, and the east with Maceió and Lake Mundaú, which gives access to the Atlantic Ocean through a complex of islands in your mouth next to the Pontal da Barra borough.

Close to the village of Cadóz is the Polo Cloroquímico, Chlorine and Chemical Pole of Marechal Deodoro with their industries, refining, polyethylene production; as well as the proximity of Maceió are two appealing to the labour-spot.

The church of Coqueiro Seco, under the invocation of Our Lady Mother of Men, was founded by Father Jose Bernardo Cabral (died 1814), licensed by the bishop of Pernambuco D. Diogo de Jesus Jardim on September 2, 1790.

On July 21 this year, gave up the granting of 40 days of forgiveness to all people who, in the presence of the image of the saint, they prayed a Save-Queen, and thus began the clerical works.

The founder of the church has encouraged the formation of a group of female deacon subjected to votes of purity, even after the termination of the institution, these religious led ahead with the task of maintaining the decorum of worship and promotion of brilliant festivities.

There are reports historic passage of the Emperor D. Pedro II between the end of 1859 and beginning of 1860, in his trip in the provinces of the northeast of Brazil, for Maceió and surrounding communities.

The Journal of the Instituto Archeologico and Geographico Alagoano (1874) published article of Nicodemus Moreira de Souza Jobim (written in 1869) on the church of Coqueiro Seco with news about the music of their main party.

This is a Sacred Relic, a work odd that, by its historical value, religious, architectural and especially the greatness of the mass human that it worships the faith for more than one hundred and fifty years, could not disappear, and to try to reverse the framework that was virtually destroyed by the action of the storm, time, the termites and bats the TV, radio and telecommunications office Arnon de Mello coordinated the full restoration of the church in 2005.

The restoration work which started at the end of March 2005 have been fully completed in July of that year when that church was opened again, now, a real shrine, the object of admiration of all who will see.

The group of folkloric The Baiana of Coqueiro Seco was off from 1958 until 2003, but the collective memory is a powerful weapon in addition to the traditional repertoire already composed new songs and is able to bring the participation of some young people.