Pilar () is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population was 35,212 (2020)IBGE 2020 and its area is .IBGE - 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
See also List of municipalities in Alagoas
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