Cajueiro

250px|thumb|right|The Access Road to Cajueiro (Alagoas) Municipal. Cajueiro is a municipality located in the western of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 21,331 (2020) and its area is . Its name comes from the Portuguese for the cashew tree — in the 19th century, a village began to form around such a tree, near the banks of the Paraíba river.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Cajueiro
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality of Alagoas, Brazil
Settlement.image_skyline: File:Entrada-de-cajueiro-20.jpg
Settlement.image_alt: Entrance to Cajueiro
Settlement.image_caption: Entrance to Cajueiro
Settlement.image_flag: File:Cajueiro bandeira.png
Settlement.flag_alt: Flag of Cajueiro
Settlement.image_shield: File:Brasão de armas de Cajueiro.png
Settlement.shield_alt: Coat of arms of Cajueiro
Settlement.etymology: In English "cashew tree", due to the existence of one in the area where migrants would rest their animals
Settlement.image_map: File:Cajueiro Alagoas.png
Settlement.map_alt: Location of Cajueiro in Alagoas
Settlement.map_caption: Location of Cajueiro in Alagoas
Settlement.pushpin_map: Brazil#South America
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: State