São Cristóvão

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This article is about the city in Sergipe state, Brazil. For other uses, see São Cristóvão (disambiguation).

São Cristóvão is a Brazilian city in the northeastern state of Sergipe. Its population was 75,353 (2005) and its area is 437 km².[1] It is the third largest settlement in the state, behind Aracaju and Nossa Senhora do Socorro.

[edit] History

It was established by the Portuguese: the first colonization attempt in the state and the fourth oldest city in Brazil. It was the state capital until 1855, when the provincial president Inácio Joaquim Barbosa moved the capital to Aracaju.

[edit] Economy

The city is a shipping port, and its main industries are sugar milling and distilling.

[edit] References

  1. ^ IBGE - [1]
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Coordinates: 11°00′54″S, 37°12′21″W