Coordinates: 09°22′17″S 36°14′27″W / 9.37139°S 36.24083°W Viçosa is a Brazilian municipality in Alagoas state. Located inland on the zone of a former portion of the Atlantic Rain Forest, it is 86 km away from the state capital Maceio. Its population was 27,950 (2005) and its area is 354.76 km².