// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Sergipe a good place? Yes, it's a province in its own right.
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Province of Sergipe Província de Sergipe | |||||||||
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Map of Sergipe within Brazil, 1889 | |||||||||
| Status | Province | ||||||||
| Capital | São Cristóvão (1821-1855), Aracaju (1855-1889) | ||||||||
| Other languages | Portuguese | ||||||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||||||
| Demonym | Sergipano | ||||||||
| Government | Parliamentary monarchy | ||||||||
• 1821 | Carlos César Burlamaqui (first) | ||||||||
• 1889 | Jerônimo Sodré Pereira (last) | ||||||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1821 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1889 | ||||||||
| Population | |||||||||
• 1872 census | 176,243 | ||||||||
| Currency | Réis | ||||||||
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The Province of Sergipe (Central northeastern portuguese pronunciation: [pɾoˈvĩsjɐ di sɛ(ɦ)ˈʒipi]) was one of provinces of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves, and later of the Empire of Brazil, it was created in the 28th of February 1821, succeeding the Captaincy of Sergipe.[1][2] It was elevated to the status of State in 1889, during the First Brazilian Republic.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Atlas do Imperio do Brazil comprehendendo as respectivas divisões administrativas, ecclesiasticas, eleitoraes e judiciarias : dedicado a Sua Magestade o Imperador o Senhor D. Pedro II, destinado à instrucção publica do Imperio, com especialidade á dos alumnos do Imperial Collegio de Pedro II". www2.senado.leg.br. Retrieved 2026-07-24.
- ↑ Senra, Nelson de Castro (2012-12-23). "O MAPA DO BRASIL AO TEMPO DO IMPÉRIO: O CASO DA CRIAÇÃO DA "PROVÍNCIA DO RIO SÃO FRANCISCO (1873-1874)"". Estatística e Sociedade (in Portuguese) (2 (2012)). ISSN 2237-8898.
- ↑ "D0001". www.planalto.gov.br. Retrieved 2026-07-13.