Aracaju

[ ah-ruh-kah-zhoo ]

noun

1. a seaport in E Brazil.

Aracajú

/ ərəkəˈʒu /

noun

1. a port in E Brazil, capital of Sergipe state. Pop: 701 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

In Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Goiania and Aracaju, people occupied avenues and squares on Saturday, singing, dancing and shouting “Not him!” – the anti-Bolsonaro rallying cry.

From Seattle Times

In Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Goiania and Aracaju, people occupied avenues and squares on Saturday, singing, dancing and shouting “Not him!” - the anti-Bolsonaro rallying cry.

From Washington Times

Montalvão, the son of shoe shiner, spent 20 years as a schoolteacher in the Sergipe state capital Aracaju, Montalvão.

From Reuters

The police requested the wiretap four months ago, after officers investigating a drug gang seized a car carrying cocaine on the main street in Lagarto, a city with a population of around 100,000, said Monica Horta, a spokeswoman for the Federal Police in Aracaju, the capital of Sergipe state.

From Washington Post

Fabrizio Andrade, 35, a hairdresser from Aracaju, the capital of Sergipe State, said he began slathering his body with mosquito repellent after his younger brother contracted Zika last month.

From New York Times