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Capital city of Sergipe, Brazil
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Aracaju is the capital of the state of Sergipe, Brazil. It's the capital of northeast with best quality of life (according to Federal Government). It's located on the coast, and cut by rivers such as Sergipe and Poxim. The city had around 673,000 inhabitants in 2021. The area that encompasses the four municipalities of Greater Aracaju (Aracaju, Nossa Senhora do Socorro, Barra dos Coqueiros and São Cristóvão) had 984,000 inhabitants. The name "Aracaju" derives from the indigenous expression "ará acaiú", which means "cashew of parrots" in Tupi-Guarani, from "ará" for "parrots" and "acaiú", for "cashew fruit."
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Oceanário de Aracaju
5 fresh water tanks and 11 salt water tanks with fish from the coast of Sergipe. Shark feeding at 4:30PM.
Orla de Atalaia
Aracaju's most famous beach area, 6 kilometers long, has the best concentration of hotels and restaurants.
Palácio Olímpio Campos
Museu de Antropologia
Museu da Gente Sergipana
Bus and airplane connects with the whole country by São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other cities.
Read in the guideUse the app Moovit for local buses. The bus connections in Google Maps are outdated (March 2021). The fare is R$4 (March 2021) and can be paid in the bus resp. at a rodoviaria.
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