:this article is about the brazilian city in the state of alagoas. ::for the fish, see piranha. ::for the band, see the piranhas.  piranhas is a historic municipality near the western limit of the state of alagoas, in the northeast region of brazil. located on the banks of the sÃ£o francisco river, on the border with the state of sergipe, piranhas was founded in 1891 and originally named floriano peixoto (in honor of the army general who was one of the founders of the republic and was later elected
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