Propriá is a municipality

Municipality

A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...

 located in the Brazilian state of Sergipe

Sergipe

Sergipe , is the smallest state of the Brazilian Federation, located on the northeastern Atlantic coast of the country. It borders on two other states, Bahia to the south and west and Alagoas to the north, and to the east is the Atlantic Ocean...

. Its population was 28,822 (2005) and its area is 95 km².

Sports

There are two football clubs in Propriá. América

América Futebol Clube (SE)

América Futebol Clube, usually known simply as América or as América-SE, América or América do Sergipe, is a Brazilian football club from Propriá, Sergipe state.-History:...

 and Propriá

Esporte Clube Propriá

Esporte Clube Propriá, commonly known as Propriá, is a Brazilian football club based in Propriá, Sergipe state. They won the Campeonato Sergipano once.-History:...

. América owns José Neto Stadium, which has a maximum capacity of 3,000 people, and Propriá owns Constantino Tavares Stadium, which has a maximum capacity of 5,000 people. Also, both clubs plays at João Alves Filho Stadium, which has a maximum capacity of 3,000 people and is owned by Sergipe's state government.