Laranjeiras, Sergipe

Laranjeiras

*Município de Laranjeiras*
Laranjeiras Município de Laranjeiras
Municipality
	Historic street along Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Laranjeiras Campus
	UTC−3 (BRT)
Website	laranjeiras.se.io.org.br

Laranjeiras (English: Orange trees) is a

Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 30,080 (2020) and covers 162.27 km² (62.65 sq mi). Laranjeiras has a population density of 180 inhabitants per square kilometer. Laranjeiras is located 19 km (12 mi) from the state capital of Sergipe, Aracaju.^[2] It borders the municipalities of Riachuelo, Areia Branca, Nossa Senhora do Socorro, São Cristóvão, Maruim, and Santo Amaro das Brotas, all within the state of Sergipe. The municipality contains part of the Serra de Itabaiana National Park.^[3]

History

Cristóvão de Barros killed or expelled the indigenous population of the Laranjeiras area around 1530. The Portuguese soon settled on the

Jesuits 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 until 1832; it was elevated to city status in 1835.^[2]

Heritage sites

The architectural, urban and landscape set of Laranjeiras was listed by National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage 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)^[4]
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)

People

Cândido Aragonez de Faria, illustrator who worked in Paris

References

^ IBGE 2020
^ ^a ^b "Laranjeiras" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
^ Unidade de Conservação: Parque Nacional da Serra de Itabaiana (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-03
^ Moura Filha, Maria Berthilde (2013). "Laranjeiras". Lisbon, Portugal: Heritage of Portuguese Influence/Património de Influência Portuguesa. Retrieved 2020-02-19.

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[1] IBGE 2020

[i-2] "Laranjeiras" (in Portuguese). Brasília, Brazil: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística. 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-21.

[mma-3] Unidade de Conservação: Parque Nacional da Serra de Itabaiana (in Portuguese), MMA: Ministério do Meio Ambiente, retrieved 2016-05-03

[hpip-4] Moura Filha, Maria Berthilde (2013). "Laranjeiras". Lisbon, Portugal: Heritage of Portuguese Influence/Património de Influência Portuguesa. Retrieved 2020-02-19.

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