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09°35′50″S 35°57′24″W / 9.59722°S 35.95667°W Pilar is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Alagoas. Its population was 35,212 (2020) [1] and its area is 249 km². [2] On March 28, 1876, Pilar carried out the last official execution of Brazil when it hanged the slave Francisco. [3] [4]