União dos Palmares is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas.

[2] Surrounding agricultural land is largely dedicated to sugar cane and cattle.

[5] 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.

[9] Memorial celebrations attract visitors and the park is a natural area preserving endangered Atlantic semi-deciduous forests of the Mata Atlântica.

[10] The park and city were given publicity by a 20 November 2003 ceremonial opening by the President of Brazil.