Coqueiro Seco

The church of Coqueiro Seco, under the invocation of Our Lady Mother of Men, was founded by Father Jose Bernardo Cabral (died 1814), licensed by the bishop of Pernambuco D. Diogo de Jesus Jardim on September 2, 1790. On March 2, 1791 obtained the parish priest of then authorization for he celebrates masses. On July 21 this year, gave up the granting of 40 days of forgiveness to all people who, in the presence of the image of the saint, they prayed a Save-Queen, and thus began the clerical works.

On September 4, 1805, the Apostolic Ambassador, in Lisbon, gave one hundred days of indulgence for whom the chapel prayed for hundred days and others for whom prayed under the image of Bom Jesus dos Remédios an Our Father, an Ave Maria and a Gloria Patri for the Pope, for the exaltation of the Church and the spiritual and temporal well of Queen Mary I of Portugal and the Prince Regent D. John. The chapel, a subsidiary of the parish of Santa Luzia do Norte, became known for their images, especially at Nativity of the Divine Virgin. The founder of the church has encouraged the formation of a group of female deacon subjected to votes of purity, even after the termination of the institution, these religious led ahead with the task of maintaining the decorum of worship and promotion of brilliant festivities.

There are reports historic passage of the Emperor D. Pedro II between the end of 1859 and beginning of 1860, in his trip in the provinces of the northeast of Brazil, for Maceió and surrounding communities. Among the places visited by D. Pedro II is a parish of Coqueiro Seco and its beautiful church of Portuguese tiles and objects of Sacred Relic.

The Journal of the Instituto Archeologico and Geographico Alagoano (1874) published article of Nicodemus Moreira de Souza Jobim (written in 1869) on the church of Coqueiro Seco with news about the music of their main party.

The feast of Our Lady Mother of Men remains today one of the most important religious celebrations of Alagoas. In the procession that party operates today, the band's music Musical Society Professor Francisco de Carvalho Pedrosa and is the apex traditional fireworks fires in the lagoon in front of the church as a cascade clamp; an unforgettable spectacle.

The Church of Our Lady of Remedies is an old relic of the years 1850, built inside Atlantic Forest, near the banks of Lake Mundaú and the stream of Remedio (remedy), in the village of Cadóz.

This is a Sacred Relic, a work odd that, by its historical value, religious, architectural and especially the greatness of the mass human that it worships the faith for more than one hundred and fifty years, could not disappear, and to try to reverse the framework that was virtually destroyed by the action of the storm, time, the termites and bats the TV, radio and telecommunications office Arnon de Mello coordinated the full restoration of the church in 2005.

Its entire structure was damaged, not to have the slightest manifestation of the public authorities to prevent the total extinction of that Church consecrated as Miracle.

The restoration work which started at the end of March 2005 have been fully completed in July of that year when that church was opened again, now, a real shrine, the object of admiration of all who will see. In this work, the Office Arnon de Mello did publish a book showing all the work, from the Temple as was previously. It is a real documentary photography that is filed in all organs and entities that record the history of Alagoas.

Emotion and faith marked the inauguration of the works to reform the Church of Our Lady of Remedies prestigious by the community. Relatives of João Duda Calado, owner of the land where is the small church, the former President of Brazil Fernando Collor, director of the institute then, and various authorities attended the celebration of a mass by the parish priest of the community, Father João Carnaúba.

The Musical Society Professor Francisco de Carvalho Pedrosa is an association of music teachers and professors intended for education, founded in the early 20th century. Among various musical compositions made in this society it is the "Hymn of Patron Saint Our Lady Mother of Men", a composition of the masters of that band in the 1960s, Manoel Leandro Simplício, the frevo "Two drinks, a drop" of the musician military Anízio da Silva Pinto, master of the counter-band spot in the 1970s and other popular pieces such as bolero "Passion of Men" (author unknown), among others.

The council is full of folklore groups of the culture of Alagoas as Pastoril, Reisado, Chegança, Marujada and also the tradition of Guerreiro are rooted. These groups are presented in the most diverse festivals throughout the year. In Coqueiro Seco there is a dance of Baianas which participates that folklore groups.

According to historians, the Baianas come from a variation of the rural Maracatu of Pernambuco state, in the south of that state were called Samba, Matuto or Bahianal and have influences of Pastoril, see the blue and red strings inserted in Pernambuco's folklore which was carried to the culture of Alagoas. Happening in the Christmas´ cycle, since December, 24 to January, 6. They suffer influence of Coco (coconut), in musical forms and the everyday issues that are sung. The joy of Music of Baianas is extremely contagious, according to some authors the pace is called Pancada Motor (Motor Knock). They were a strong tradition of Alagoas, but today there are only a few groups in the state.

The group of folkloric The Baiana of Coqueiro Seco was off from 1958 until 2003, but the collective memory is a powerful weapon in addition to the traditional repertoire already composed new songs and is able to bring the participation of some young people. Today the Baianas in Alagoas are formed by women of the third age in its majority. All people in the group besides playing a Baiana dance is also the Chegança Silva Jardim, group already registered in the municipality which participates that folklore groups.