ARACAJIJ a city and seaport of Brazil, capital of the State ? Y P ? P of Sergipe, I7om. N.N.E. of Bahia, on the river Cotinguiba, or Cotindiba, 6m. from the coast. The municipality, of which it forms a part, had a population in 1890 of 16,336, about two-thirds of whom lived in the city itself. Its pop. (1931 est.) was 49,114. Aracaju is on the right bank of the river at the base of a ridge of sand-hills. Good limestone is quarried in its vicinity, and the country tributary to this port produces large quantities of sugar. Cotton is also grown, and the back country sends down hides and skins for shipment. The anchorage is good, but a dangerous bar at the mouth of the river prevents the entrance of vessels drawing more than 12 feet. The port is visited, therefore, only by the smaller steamers. The river is navigable as far as the town of Maroim, about tom. beyond Aracaju. The city was founded in 18S5.