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Juazeiro do Norte | |
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 Location of Juazeiro do Norte | |
| Coordinates:7°12′S39°20′W / 7.200°S 39.333°W /-7.200; -39.333 | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Northeast |
| State | Ceará |
| Settled | July 30, 1858 |
| Founded | July 22, 1911 byPadre Cícero |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Glêdson Lima Bezerra (PTN) |
| Area | |
• Total | 348,200 km2 (134,400 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Population (2022[1]) | |
• Total | 486,341 |
| • Density | 1.4/km2 (3.6/sq mi) |
Juazeiro do Norte is a city in the state ofCeará state in northeasternBrazil. It is located 491 km south of the state capitalFortaleza in the semiaridsertão. The municipality has a population of 276,264 (2020 official estimate) and covers 248 km2.
Juazeiro do Norte is best known as the base of the charismatic priest and politicianPadre Cícero (Cícero Romão Batista) (1844-1934). Apilgrimage in his honour takes place every November, attracting thousands of followers.
The city is served byOrlando Bezerra de Menezes Airport. Juazeiro do Norte is connected to the nearby city ofCrato by a commuter rail line called theCariri Metro that opened in 2009–2010.
Juazeiro do Norte was initially a district of the nearby city ofCrato, until a youngPadre Cícero Romão Batista decided to stay as a cleric in the village. Padre Cícero was then responsible for the independence and emancipation of the city. Because of the so-called "milagre de Juazeiro" ("miracle in Juazeiro", whenPadre Cícero gave the sacred host to the religious sisterMaria de Araújo, the host became blood), the priest was associated with mystical characteristics and began to be venerated by the people as a saint. Today the city is the second largest in the state and a reference in theNortheast region thanks to the priest.[citation needed]
On July 6, 2013, during the worst drought in 60 years in the Brazilian Wilderness (Sertão), a Christian music bandDiante do Trono recorded its sixteenth work in Juazeiro do Norte,Tu Reinas album was recorded at Park Events Padre Cicero brought together approximately 50,000 people who came from all parts of Brazil, was the largest event in Juazeiro do Norte and across the Sertão region.[2][3]
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