Porto Calvo

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{{Short description|Municipality in Alagoas, Brazil}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2024}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Porto Calvo

| settlement_type = Municipality of Alagoas, Brazil

| image_flag = File:Flag of Porto Calvo.svg

| flag_alt = Flag of Porto Calvo

| etymology = In English "Bald Port", referring to a legend of a bald man who built a port

| image_map = File:Porto Calvo.png

| map_alt = Location of Porto Calvo in Alagoas

| map_caption = Location of Porto Calvo in Alagoas

| pushpin_map = Brazil#South America

| pushpin_relief = yes

| coordinates = {{coord|9|2|59|S|35|23|52|W|display=title,inline}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Brazil}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_type2 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Northeast

| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Alagoas}}

| established_title = Founded

| established_date = 14 November 1889{{cite web |title=História & Fotos |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/al/porto-calvo/historico |website=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |publisher=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |access-date=2 December 2024 |language=Brazilian Portuguese}}

| leader_title1 = Mayor

| leader_name1 = Eronita Sposito Leao e Lima (MDB) (2025-2028){{cite web |title=Eleições 2024: Eronita Sposito (MDB) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Porto Calvo-AL |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/eleicoes/candidatos/2024/al/prefeito/eronita-sposito-20002097242.shtml |website=Folha de S.Paulo |publisher=Folha de S.Paulo |access-date=16 January 2025 |language=Brazilian Portuguese |date=30 November 2024}}{{cite web |title=Prefeita de Porto Calvo (AL) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos |url=https://g1.globo.com/al/alagoas/eleicoes/2024/noticia/2024/12/31/prefeita-de-porto-calvo-al-toma-posse-nesta-quarta-1o-veja-lista-de-vereadores-eleitos.ghtml |website=G1 |publisher=Globo |access-date=16 January 2025 |language=Brazilian Portuguese |date=31 December 2024}}

| leader_title2 = Vice Mayor

| leader_name2 = Vínicius Leao e Lima Carvalho (PSB) (2025-2028)

| area_total_km2 = 313.231

| elevation_m = 35

| population_as_of = 2022

| population_total = 24071{{cite web |title=Porto Calvo |url=https://www.ibge.gov.br/cidades-e-estados/al/porto-calvo.html |website=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |publisher=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |access-date=2 December 2024 |language=Brazilian Portuguese}}

| population_density_km2 = 76.85

| population_demonym = Porto-calvense (Brazilian Portuguese)

| timezone = Brasília Time

| utc_offset = -03:00

| postal_code_type = Postal code

| postal_code = 57900-000{{cite web |title=Código Postal Porto Calvo/AL - Brasil |url=https://codigo-postal.org/brasil/al/porto-calvo/ |website=Código Postal |publisher=Código Postal |access-date=2 December 2024 |language=Spanish}}

| blank_name = HDI (2010)

| blank_info = 0.586 – medium

| website = [https://portocalvo.al.gov.br/ portocalvo.al.gov.br]

}}

Porto Calvo is a municipality in the state of Alagoas, Brazil. Its population was 24,071 in 2022{{Cite web |title=IBGE. Porto Calvo |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/al/porto-calvo/panorama |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=cidades.ibge.gov.br}} and its area is 313 km². It was founded in 1636.{{Citation needed|date=December 2022}}

See also

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