Juazeiro do Norte

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Juazeiro do Norte is a major pilgrimage city in northeastern Brazil, renowned as a religious and cultural center associated with Padre Cícero.

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Juazeiro do Norte canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
airport Orlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport
area approximately 248 square kilometres
areaCode +55 88
associatedWith Padre Cícero
climate tropical savanna climate
continent South America
country Brazil
demographicDesignation juazeirense
distanceToStateCapital about 500 kilometres south of Fortaleza
elevation about 377 metres
founder Father Cícero Romão Batista
foundingDate July 22, 1911
governingBody Municipal government of Juazeiro do Norte
hasHigherEducationInstitution Universidade Federal do Cariri
Universidade Federal do Cariri
surface form: Universidade Regional do Cariri
hasMonument Statue of Padre Cícero
hasMuseum Museu Padre Cícero
isPilgrimageSite true
locatedIn Ceará
locatedInMesoregion Sul Cearense
surface form: Centro-Sul Cearense
locatedInMicroregion Cariri
locatedInRegion Northeast Region of Brazil
majorShrine Basílica de Nossa Senhora das Dores
Socorro Church
namedAfter juazeiro tree
officialLanguage Portuguese
partOf Metropolitan Region of Cariri
pilgrimageEvent Romaria de Finados
Romaria de Nossa Senhora das Candeias
Basílica de Nossa Senhora das Dores
surface form: Romaria de Nossa Senhora das Dores
population about 280000 inhabitants
populationAsOf 2022
postalCode 63000-000
primaryEconomicActivities commerce
religious tourism
services
regionalRole economic hub of the Cariri region
religiousAndCulturalCenterFor Brazilian Northeast
religiousSymbol Padre Cícero pilgrimage
religiousTourismImportance one of Brazil's main Catholic pilgrimage destinations
religiousTradition Roman Catholicism
stateCapital Fortaleza
timeZone BRT
transportInfrastructure regional airport
regional bus terminal
utcOffset −03:00

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Ceará hasCity Juazeiro do Norte
Crato hasNeighboringMunicipality Juazeiro do Norte
Barbalha roadAccessFrom Juazeiro do Norte