Maragogi is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Alagoas, 125 km north of the capital city of Maceió.

As the main destination in the State of Alagoas after its capital city[citation needed], Maragogi attracts visitors from Maceió.

In 1887, it was granted the status of an adopted the name of Isabel, to honor the Brazilian Princess who signed a law ending slavery in Brazil.

[citation needed] Maragogi has a typical tropical climate, with warm to hot temperatures and high relative humidity all throughout the year.

Amerindians, Brazil's indigenous population, came from human groups that migrated from Siberia across the Bering Strait around 9000 BC.

Diverse groups of immigrants from Europe arriving in Maragogi during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

[citation needed] Its major attraction is the "Galés", a group of tropical pools formed at low tide about 6 kilometers from the city's beach.

Maragogi's history includes the battles between Dutch and Portuguese colonizers as well as the growth of the sugar cane and coconut plantations that formed the first wealth of the region.

Even so, the busy waterfront in the City of Maragogi has a variety of restaurants, stores and stalls selling local arts and crafts.