Riachuelo, Sergipe
Riachuelo is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe. Its population was 10,116 and covers. Riachuelo has a population density of 130 inhabitants per square kilometer. Riachuelo is located from the state capital of Sergipe, Aracaju. Riachuelo borders the municipalities of Laranjeiras, Divina Pastora, Santa Rosa de Lima, and Areia Branca, all within the state of Sergipe. The municipality is site of the Nossa Senhora da Penha Sugar Plantation and the Chapel of the Nossa Senhora da Penha Sugar Plantation. The chapel was listed as a historic structure by National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage in 1943, but has fallen into an advanced state of neglect and decay and is considered abandoned.
