Aracaju, city and river port in eastern Brazil, capital of Sergipe State, on the Cotinguiba River, near the Atlantic Ocean. Linked to the interior by a railroad, the city has industries producing textiles, tanned goods, soap, and lime. Timber, coffee, cotton, hides and skins, sugar, rice, coconuts and oil, and salt are exported. A normal school is located in Aracaju. The city was founded in 1855. Population (1996 estimate) 428,194.
