Marechal Deodoro is a municipality and an important tourist center of Alagoas, Brazil.

[2] The town was the first capital of Alagoas state.

The city was founded as Vila Madalena in 1611, and features a number of historical buildings from the colonial period.

The first president of the Republic of Brazil, Marshal (Portuguese: Marechal) Deodoro da Fonseca, was born in Vila Madalena; the city was later renamed in his honour.

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