'''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. According to the population count conducted by the IBGE in 2007, the city has 520,303 inhabitants. [1] In addition to the populations of cities that form the Great Aracaju, Nossa Senhora do Socorro, Barra dos Coqueiros, Laranjeiras and Sao Cristovao, number passes for 760 thousand inhabitants. The toponymy "Aracaju" derives from the expression indigenous "ara acaiu", which in Tupi-guarani means "cashew of parrots". The element "ara" means "Parrots" and "acaiu", "fruit of the cashew."

Get in

Bus and airplane connects with the whole country by Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other cities.

Get around

See

Do

Buy

Eat

Drink

Sleep

Most tourists will choose the beach at Atalaia, some 5 km from the center.

Contact

Get out

  • To the south, at the border with the state of Bahia, is Mangue Seco, an easy day trip.
  • Inland is the artificial lake of the river Xingo.