Pilar, Alagoas Explained

-9.5972°N -35.9567°WPilar is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population was 35,212 (2020)^[1] and its area is 249 km².^[2] On March 28, 1876, Pilar carried out the last official execution of Brazil when it hanged the slave Francisco.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• List of municipalities in Alagoas

Notes and References

1. https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/al/pilar/panorama IBGE 2020
2. [Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics|IBGE]
3. RIBEIRO, João Luiz. No Meio das Galinhas as Baratas Não Têm Razão: A Lei de 10 de Junho de 1835 - Os Escravos e a Pena de Morte no Império do Brasil (1822-1889). Rio de Janeiro, Editora Renovar, 2005.
4. LIMA Júnior, Félix. Última Execução Judicial no Brasil. Maceió: Edufal, 1979