Pilar, Alagoas
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{{Short description|Municipality located in Alagoas, Brazil}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Pilar
| settlement_type = Municipality of Alagoas, Brazil
| image_flag = File:Bandeira de Pilar (Alagoas).jpg
| flag_alt = Flag of Pilar
| image_map = File:Pilar.png
| map_alt = Location of Pilar in Alagoas
| map_caption = Location of Pilar in Alagoas
| pushpin_map = Brazil#South America
| pushpin_relief = yes
| coordinates = {{coord|9|35|50|S|35|57|24|W|display=title,inline}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Brazil}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_type2 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Northeast
| subdivision_name2 = {{flag|Alagoas}}
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 16 March 1872{{cite web |title=História |url=https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/al/pilar/historico |website=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |publisher=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |access-date=8 October 2024}}
| leader_title1 = Mayor
| leader_name1 = Maria de Fatima Resende Rocha Oiticica (MDB) (2025-2028){{cite web |title=Eleições 2024: Fatima Rezende (MDB) | Candidato(a) a prefeito(a) de Pilar-AL |url=https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/poder/eleicoes/candidatos/2024/al/prefeito/fatima-rezende-20001982295.shtml |website=Folha de S.Paulo |publisher=Folha de S.Paulo |access-date=14 January 2025 |language=Brazilian Portuguese |date=30 November 2024}}{{cite web |title=Prefeita de Pilar (AL) toma posse nesta quarta (1º); veja lista de vereadores eleitos |url=https://g1.globo.com/al/alagoas/eleicoes/2024/noticia/2024/12/31/prefeita-de-pilar-al-toma-posse-nesta-quarta-1o-veja-lista-de-vereadores-eleitos.ghtml |website=G1 |publisher=Globo |access-date=14 January 2025 |language=Brazilian Portuguese |date=31 December 2024}}
| leader_title2 = Vice Mayor
| leader_name2 = Tayronne Henrique dos Santos (MDB) (2025-2028)
| area_total_km2 = 259.614
| elevation_m = 13
| population_as_of = 2022
| population_total = 35370{{cite web |title=Pilar |url=https://www.ibge.gov.br/cidades-e-estados/al/pilar.html |website=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |publisher=Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística |access-date=8 October 2024}}
| population_density_km2 = 136.24
| population_demonym = Pilarense (Brazilian Portuguese)
| timezone = Brasília Time
| utc_offset = -03:00
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 57150-000{{cite web |title=Código Postal Pilar/AL - Brasil |url=https://codigo-postal.org/brasil/al/pilar/ |website=Código Postal |publisher=Código Postal |access-date=8 October 2024}}
| blank_name = HDI (2010)
| website = [https://pilar.al.gov.br/ pilar.al.gov.br]
}}
Pilar is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population was 35,212 (2020)[https://cidades.ibge.gov.br/brasil/al/pilar/panorama IBGE 2020] and its area is 249 km².IBGE - [http://www.ibge.gov.br/cidadesat/default.php] On March 28, 1876, Pilar carried out the last official execution of Brazil when it hanged the slave Francisco.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.LIMA Júnior, Félix. Última Execução Judicial no Brasil. Maceió: Edufal, 1979