Monument to Nationality Trainers, Aracaju, Historic monument and sculpture in Aracaju, Brazil

The Monumento aos Formadores de Nacionalidade stands on the Atalaia waterfront in Aracaju and groups bronze statues of figures from Brazilian history, among them Tiradentes, Zumbi dos Palmares, Dom Pedro II, Princess Isabel, the Duque de Caxias, the Barão do Rio Branco, Getúlio Vargas and Juscelino Kubitschek. Reflectors light the ensemble. The state of Sergipe listed it by Decree no. 24.148 of 21 December 2006.

The monument was erected during the final term of João Alves as governor of Sergipe, honouring figures from emperors and princesses to presidents and quilombola leaders, among them Tiradentes, Zumbi dos Palmares, Dom Pedro II, Princess Isabel, Duque de Caxias, Getúlio Vargas and Juscelino Kubitschek. Sergipe's government listed it by Decree No. 24,148 of 21 December 2006. In late evening on 17 November 2018 the bronze statues of Tiradentes and Zumbi dos Palmares were torn down, along with the plaque of the Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca statue and the reflector wiring.

The monument gathers figures from different periods of Brazilian history: Tiradentes, Zumbi dos Palmares, Dom Pedro II, José Bonifácio, Joaquim Nabuco, Princess Isabel, Duque de Caxias, Barão do Rio Branco, Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca, Getúlio Vargas and Juscelino Kubitschek. Its name, "Formadores de Nacionalidade", presents them as the builders of the nation. The set was listed by the Sergipe state government through Decree 24.148 of 21 December 2006.

The monument stands on the Atalaia waterfront, on the seafront avenue of Aracaju, and can be visited at any hour since it is an open-air public monument. Look for the bronze statues of Tiradentes and Zumbi dos Palmares, torn down in the vandalism of 17 November 2018.

On the night of 17 November 2018, the bronze statues of Tiradentes and Zumbi dos Palmares were torn from the monument, along with the plaque on the statue of Marechal Deodoro da Fonseca and the wiring of the spotlights. The ensemble was listed by the Sergipe state government under Decree No. 24,148 of 21 December 2006.