You could call Maceió a beachy tourist destination… and that's honestly not a bad thing at all, when you consider the variety available here: warm seas, coastal resorts and beaches galore, which even get the locals flocking over this way to enjoy a little sand and sun. There's plenty of "praia" to choose from, like Praia Pajuçara and its coral reef, Praia do Francês with its dense thicket of palm trees, and Praia de Ponta Verde, located off the city center, featuring a huge chair photo-op and just plain sand and sun. (Praia means "beach," by the way — though you probably guessed!