Aracaju
Aracaju is the capital of the state of Sergipe, in northeastern Brazil, about 350 km (217 mi) north of Salvador.
According to the 2020 estimate, the city has 664,908 inhabitants, which represents approximately 33% of the state population. Adding 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.
Getting to Aracaju
Bus and airplane connects with the whole country by São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and other cities.
Worth seeing
Aracaju Aquarium (Oceanário de Aracaju), Atalaia. 5 fresh water tanks and 11 salt water tanks with fish from the coast of Sergipe. Shark feeding at 4:30PM. Aracaju Zoological Park. Atalaia Shoreline (Orla de Atalaia) (9 kilometers from the city center). Aracaju's most famous beach area, 6 kilometers long, has the best concentration of hotels and restaurants. Igreja de Santo Antônio.
Things to do
The Atalaia beach was never highly rated for its natural beauty, but for an urban Brazilian beach it does the trick. Plastic chairs in the sand for having beer and coconut are near Avenida Rotary. A major refurbishing of the beachfront avenue, including its pavement, has made it a delightful walk at nighttime.
Where to eat
Crabs are the typical dish, often eaten with a good and cold beer. You also have good fishes, fried or cooked as moqueca. = =
- 01Bar do Caldinho Santa Rita
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- 02Britto's Restaurante
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- 03Restaurante Beach
- 04O Papai
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- 05Ki Delícia Restaurante
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Getting around Aracaju the local way
- Go nextTo the south, at the border with the state of Bahia, is Mangue Seco, an easy day trip.
From Wikivoyage: Aracaju, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-01.
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