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port city, Alagoas state, northeastern Brazil, on the north bank of the lower So Francisco River, bordering Sergipe state, 25 mi (40 km) above its mouth on the Atlantic Ocean. Founded in the 16th century during the Portuguese conquest, it has developed a thriving trade in hides, rice, and cotton. There is light industrial development, including cotton spinning, weaving, vegetable-oil processing, and rice husking. Pop. (1980 prelim.) 27,064.