Piranhas

Piranhas is a historic municipality located in the northeastern region of Brazil, near the western border of the Algaas state. Sao Francisco is situated on the banks of the river, on the border with Sergip State, Piranha was founded in 1891, and originally named Floriano. Peixoto who was one of the founders of the Republic in honor of the Army General and later elected President. It was also known as Porto de Piranhas, because the fishermen had caught Piranha a carnivorous predatory hunter. This city was founded in 1891.

This architecture is typical for the late Empire, the Northeast style of construction. In the 1930s, piranhas were often ordered by the band of Cangieros, Maruders and bandits, notorious Lampiao, who often kept hiding. Police in the rocky areas near the city. Historically Piranha had upstream limits on the Lower Sao Francisco River. Piranhas were inaccessible rapidly upwards, and 60 km further upstream was the major waterfall in Afro. Those Sao Francisco fall back up became more navigable for more than 1500 km.