Coordinates: 10.9167°S 37.

05°W

Aracaju
Aracaju (Portuguese pronunciation:  [aɾakaˈʒu]) is the capital of the
state of Sergipe, Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the Aracaju
country on the coast, about 350  km (217  mi) north of Salvador.
Municipality
According to the 2020 estimate, the city has 664,908 inhabitants,
which represents approximately 33% of the state population. Adding Municipality of Aracaju
to the populations of the municipalities forming the Metropolitan
area: Barra dos Coqueiros, Nossa Senhora do Socorro and São
Cristóvão. Its Metropolitan Cathedral Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao,
dedicated to Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, is the
archiepiscopal see of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Aracaju.

Contents
History
Economy
Tourism and recreation
Sports
Transportation
Air
Roads
Educational institutions
Geography
Climate
References
External links

History
The extinct unclassified Boime language (also spelled Poyme) was
spoken by indigenous peoples near Aracajú on the São Francisco
River.

The land of present-day Aracaju was located in a sesmaria given to

Pero Gonçalves by the Portuguese crown around 1602. The land
consisted of 160 kilometres (99  mi) of coastline with small fishing
villages. A village called Santo Antônio de Aracaju was recorded in
1699. It was located at the mouth of the Sergipe River at the Atlantic
Ocean, and was founded by João Mulato, an indigenous Brazilian. From the top; clockwise: Aracaju seen
The settlement saw little growth in the 18th century, and was part of from Imperador Bridge; Brazilian Navy
Lighthouse; Aracaju Metropolitan
the parish of Nossa Senhora do Perpétuo Socorro do Tomar do
Cathedral; Aracaju skyline and Sergipe
Cotinguiba. The capital of São Cristóvão presented numerous River; Aracaju-Barra dos Coqueiros
difficulties as the capital of Sergipe, primarily its inland location. São Bridge at night and Coast of Atalaia.
Cristóvão had only a small port on a river, and was accessed only
with small boats. As a result, large ships were unable to land in
Sergipe. Government officials in Sergipe began a search for land for a
new capital in the 1850s. The beach that is now located in Aracaju
near the mouth of the Sergipe River was a major point of interest.
The state government transferred the customs and the Provincial Flag
Seal
Revenue Bureau to that location. They additionally built a post office
and police sub-station. In addition, a port was built on the beach,
called Atalaia.

The capital of the state of Sergipe was moved from São Cristóvão to
Aracaju on March 17, 1855.[3][4]

Economy
The economy is based on services and industry.

The GDP for the city was R$13 918 124 (2013).[5]

In recent years, the city has been invigorated by major investors

from both eastern Europe (especially from Belarus[6] and Russia) Location of Aracaju in the Sergipe
and China[7] setting to be a key city on the Brics relations worldwide
as well as a 'Mercocity' (adopted from Mercosur).

Tourism and recreation

The city has emerged as a good choice in low-cost tourism.[8] Seen

and recognized as one of the safest (63 murders per 100,000; No. 12
city in world; List of cities by murder rate) capitals in the Northeast
region and the lowest costs of living in the country, more recently
has focused its tourism business in creating quality accommodation,
such as world-renowned hostels. Planned public transportation
improvements were aimed at increasing the comfort and integration
to the visitors users. In advance of seeking access facilities, bus lines Country  Brazil
have been reformed and can be monitored in real time here (https:// Region Northeast
web.archive.org/web/20140529085514/http://www.goolsystem.co State  Sergipe
m.br/MapaPrevisao2/GoolSystem/GMaps/MapaPrevisao/MapaPre Founded 1592
visao.aspx?chave=M2MF8ayzoBMwn2ojmmowqvbYMuc4eCKS)
Incorporated March 17, 1855
(as capital)
Sports Government
 • Mayor Edvaldo Nogueira
At the 2016 Summer Olympics the city hosted teams from seven (PDT)
countries.[9] Football athletes from Japan and gymnasts and Area
swimmers curiously mostly from many eastern European countries  • Total 181.857 km2
like Poland, Austria, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Czech (70.215 sq mi)
Republic established the city as home-base for training. Elevation 4 m (13 ft)

For the 2016 Summer Paralympics Games the city is accommodating Population (2020 [1])
athletes from Eurasian Economic Community countries such as the  • Total 664,908
Kazakhstani paralympic team and the Belarus paralympic team,  • Density 3,700/km2
including paralympic swimmer champion Ihar Boki.[10] (9,500/sq mi)
Time zone UTC−3 (UTC-3)
Transportation Postal code 49000-001 a 49099-
999
Area code +55 79
Air HDI (2010) 0.770 – high[2]
Website www.aracaju.se.gov.br
Aracaju is served by Santa Maria Airport, a domestic commercial (http://www.aracaju.se.
airport. It dates to 1952 and became fully functional in 1958. The gov.br)
airport is located in the Santa Maria neighborhood of the city and is
located 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from downtown Aracaju.[11]
 Roads

Aracaju is located on the northern segment of BR-101, a major north–

south longitudinal highway in Brazil. It is also the easternmost point of
BR-235, an incomplete highway which is projected to run from Aracaju
west to Novo Progresso, Pará.

Educational
View of Santa Maria Airport institutions
Federal University of Sergipe
Universidade Norte do Paraná (Unopar)

Geography General Valadão square

Climate

Aracaju's climate is hot and humid, and the city experiences a tropical monsoon climate. The average annual
temperature is 26 °C or 78.8 °F and average annual rainfall is 1,695.3 millimetres or 66.74 inches.[12]

The hottest months Aracaju experiences are January, February and March, with temperatures averaging
27 °C or 80.6 °F,[13] while the average highs are 30 °C or 86 °F[14] and the minimum is 24 °C or 75.2 °F.[15]
The mildest are July and August, with temperatures averaging 24 °C or 75.2 °F,[13] with a mean maximum
not exceeding 28  °C or 82.4  °F,[14] and at night the temperature drops to 22  °C or 71.6  °F.[15] However, it
may happen that the temperature gets warmer in “winter” and cooler in “summer,” as in 2002.

Aracaju experiences its wettest months between March and July, owing to the strong wind created by lower
temperatures in the South and Southeast. During this period, the average amount of rainfall exceeds 200
millimetres or 8 inches per month, and the rainiest month of all is May, when rainfall averages
approximately 334 millimetres or 13.15 inches. The driest months, between September and February, see the
winds weakening and only really managing to bring light clouds. There is also less rain. The driest month is
November, when rainfall averages approximately 52 millimetres or 2.05 inches. The average rainfall during
these months is between approximately 50 and 100 millimetres (1.97 and 3.94 in).[12]
 Climate data for Aracaju (1961–1990)

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

Average
29.6
29.8
29.8
29.4
28.5
27.6
27
26.9
27.4
28.2
28.6
29.1
28.5

high °C
(85.3) (85.6) (85.6) (84.9) (83.3) (81.7) (81) (80.4) (81.3) (82.8) (83.5) (84.4) (83.3)
(°F)

Daily
27
27.1
27.1
26.7
26
25.1
24.4
24.4
25
25.9
26.3
26.6
26

mean °C
(81) (80.8) (80.8) (80.1) (79) (77.2) (75.9) (75.9) (77) (78.6) (79.3) (79.9) (79)
(°F)

Average
24.3
24.2
24.2
23.6
23.1
22.3
21.6
21.6
22.5
23.3
23.5
23.8
23.2

low °C
(75.7) (75.6) (75.6) (74.5) (73.6) (72.1) (70.9) (70.9) (72.5) (73.9) (74.3) (74.8) (73.8)
(°F)

Record
20.5
19.7
19.8
20
19
17.8
17.6
14.6
18
19
18
16
14.6

low °C
(68.9) (67.5) (67.6) (68) (66) (64.0) (63.7) (58.3) (64) (66) (64) (61) (58.3)
(°F)

Average
rainfall 77.9
85.1
175.7
261.2
333.8
207.2
174.7
113.9
91.4
65.8
52.3
56.3
1,695.3

mm (3.07) (3.35) (6.92) (10.28) (13.14) (8.16) (6.88) (4.48) (3.60) (2.59) (2.06) (2.22) (66.75)
(inches)

Average
rainy
7 9 13 15 17 18 16 13 10 5 5 5 133
days
(≥ 1 mm)

Average
relative
78.1 76.6 78 79.6 77.6 77.3 78.2 78.2 78.1 78.7 78.8 79 78.2
humidity
(%)

Mean
monthly
264.1 224.3 234.1 210.6 205 176.7 200.7 221.9 218.5 250.6 262.9 251.6 2,721
sunshine
hours

Source: Brazilian National Institute of Meteorology (INMET).[12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]

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External links
Pictures of the city (https://web.archive.org/web/20080829001652/http://fotolog.emsergipe.com/pontedea
racaju)

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