a town and district of Brazil, in the province of Alagoas, on the left bank of the São Francisco, 60 miles S.W. of Alagoas. The town is large and well built, partly on the bank of the river, and partly on the slope of a hill. It contains several churches and schools, a town-hall, and a Franciscan convent. The adjacent country produces in abundance cotton, rice, pulse, millet, and mandioca. Pop. of the district, 14,000.