Cajueiro () is a municipality located in the western of the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population is 21,331 (2020)IBGE 2020 and its area is .IBGE - 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.

See also List of municipalities in Alagoas

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