Fishing near Aracaju, Sergipe

Aracaju sits at the mouth of the Rio Sergipe on Sergipe's Atlantic coast, surrounded by a network of rivers, estuaries, and tidal channels that define the local fishing scene. The city's waterways — including the Rio Sergipe, Rio Poxim-Açu, Rio do Sal, and Rio Cotinguiba — draw anglers after both freshwater and estuarine species. The broader Sergipe river system connects to more distant waters such as the Rio Vaza-Barris and, farther out, the Rio São Francisco, one of Brazil's great rivers.