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Laranjeiras (, ''Orange Trees'') is a
Cristóvão de Barros killed or expelled the indigenous population of the Laranjeiras area around 1530. The Portuguese soon settled on the Cotinguiba River and built a small port, called the Porto de Laranjeiras, after numerous orange trees near the port. The port became a center of the slave trade in Sergipe as a result of its access to the interior and the
municipality
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located in the Brazilian state
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of Sergipe
Sergipe (), officially State of Sergipe, is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil. Located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region along the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the country, Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil by geogra ...
. Its population was 30,080 (2020) and covers . Laranjeiras has a population density of 180 inhabitants per square kilometer. Laranjeiras is located from the state capital of Sergipe, Aracaju
Aracaju () is the capital of the state of Sergipe, Brazil, located in the northeastern part of the country on the coast, about 350 km (217 mi) north of Salvador, Bahia, Salvador. According to the 2020 estimate, the city has 664,908 inha ...
. It borders the municipalities of Riachuelo, Areia Branca Areia Branca may refer to:
* Areia Branca (Rio Grande do Norte) – city in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
* Areia Branca (Sergipe) – city in Sergipe, Brazil
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, Nossa Senhora do Socorro
Nossa Senhora do Socorro () is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 185,706 (2020) and its area is . Nossa Senhora do Socorro is located from the state capital of Sergipe, Aracaju
Aracaju () is the capit ...
, São Cristóvão
São Cristóvão (, ''Saint Christopher'') is a Brazilian Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeastern state of Sergipe. Founded at the mouth of the Vaza-Barris River on January 1, 1590, the municipality is ...
, Maruim, and Santo Amaro das Brotas, all within the state of Sergipe. The municipality contains part of the Serra de Itabaiana National Park.
History
Cristóvão de Barros killed or expelled the indigenous population of the Laranjeiras area around 1530. The Portuguese soon settled on the Cotinguiba River and built a small port, called the Porto de Laranjeiras, after numerous orange trees near the port. The port became a center of the slave trade in Sergipe as a result of its access to the interior and the Atlantic Ocean
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. The region was intensively attacked by the Dutch from 1637; they only left Sergipe in 1645. Most of the structures of the settlement were destroyed during the Dutch occupation, but the port was preserved. The Jesuits
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arrived in 1701 and built a church and convent in 1701; they later completed a church on a high point in the town, the Church of Our Lady of the Conception of Comandaroba in 1734. The economy of Laranjeiras expanded due to the slave trade and the production of sugar cane, cattle, and coconut. Plantation owners built ''sobrados'', or large town houses, in Laranjeiras. Laranjeiras remained a district of Nossa Senhora do Socorro
Nossa Senhora do Socorro () is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 185,706 (2020) and its area is . Nossa Senhora do Socorro is located from the state capital of Sergipe, Aracaju
Aracaju () is the capit ...
until 1832; it was elevated to city status in 1835.
Heritage sites
The architectural, urban and landscape set of Laranjeiras was listed byNational Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage
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in 1996. It consists of Portuguese colonial-era streets, churches, and residences, which in total includes approximately 500 buildings.
* Parish Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (''Igreja Matriz do Coração de Jesus'')
* Church of Our Lady of the Conception of Comandaroba (''Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição de Comandaroba'')
* Chapel of the Jesus Maria José Sugar Plantation (''Capela do Antigo Engenho Jesus, Maria e José'')
* House and Chapel of the Retiro Sugar Plantation (''Engenho Retiro: casa e Capela de Santo Antônio'')
* Terreiro Filhos de Obá
* Grotto of Pedra Furada (''Gruta da Pedra Furada'')
Notable people
* Cândido de Faria, illustrator who worked in ParisSee also
*List of municipalities in Sergipe
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Sergipe (SE), located in the Northeast Region of Brazil. Sergipe is divided into 75 municipalities, which are grouped into 13 microregions, which are grouped into 3 mesoregions.
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References
Municipalities in Sergipe Populated places established in 1832 {{Sergipe-geo-stub