Aracaju Attractions
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Aracaju
Aracaju, capital of Sergipe state since 1855, was founded by the Portuguese in 1592. It lies at the mouth of the Rio Sergipe, 294km/183mi south-west of Maceió (AL) and 356km/221mi north-east of Salvador (BA).
Bus station
Avenida Presidente Tancredo Neves
History
The administrative center of Sergipe state was moved in 1855 from São Cristóvão to the old settlement of Santo Antìnio de Aracaju, which had a good deep-water harbor.
The new capital was the first regularly planned town in Brazil, with a square grid layout. Aracaju is now a center of the service industries which owes its prosperity to the large oil and potash deposits in the surrounding area and to its large harbor. It is regarded as one of the safest cities in Brazil.
Aracaju, capital of Sergipe state since 1855, was founded by the Portuguese in 1592. It lies at the mouth of the Rio Sergipe, 294km/183mi south-west of Maceió (AL) and 356km/221mi north-east of Salvador (BA).
Bus station
Avenida Presidente Tancredo Neves
History
The administrative center of Sergipe state was moved in 1855 from São Cristóvão to the old settlement of Santo Antìnio de Aracaju, which had a good deep-water harbor.
The new capital was the first regularly planned town in Brazil, with a square grid layout. Aracaju is now a center of the service industries which owes its prosperity to the large oil and potash deposits in the surrounding area and to its large harbor. It is regarded as one of the safest cities in Brazil.
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