Juazeiro, formerly also known as Joazeiro,* is a municipality in the state of Bahia, in the northeastern region of Brazil.
The city is twinned with Petrolina, in the state of Pernambuco. The two cities are connected by a modern bridge crossing the São Francisco River. Together they form the metropolitan region of Petrolina-Juazeiro, an urban conglomerate of close to 500,000 inhabitants.
History
It was founded in 1833 CityBrazil - Bahia - Juazeiro and became a city on July 15, 1878. Its name comes from the tree which grows in the region.
Organization
Its city districts are Abóbora, Carnaíba, Itamotinga, Junco, Juremal, Massaroca, and Pinhões.
Geography Climate The annual average temperature is . Although it lies on the São Francisco River and the Curaçá River, Juazeiro is one of the driest places in Brazil, with a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh) that is very close to being classified as a hot arid climate (BWh).
Transport
There are highway connections with several capitals of the Northeast and railroad connections to the coast are made by the Ferrovia Centro-Atlântica. The railroad connection ends at the fluvial port of Juazeiro.
Economy
Like its sister city Petrolina, Juazeiro has experienced great growth in the last decade due to the irrigation of the semi-arid soils with water from the São Francisco River. Fruit cultivation is important to such an extent that Juazeiro entitles itself "Capital of Irrigated Fruit", which is exported between the Petrolina Airport to United States and/or Europe. For more detailed information on the development of this fertile valley see the article on Petrolina.
The main agricultural products in planted area according to the IBGE in 2003:
bananas: 18 km2 coconut: 2.72 km2 guava: 2.5 km2 lemon: 2 km2 papaya: 0.45 km2 mango: 60 km2 passion fruit: 0.9 km2 grapes: 21 km2 sugarcane: 152.53 km2 onions: 3.4 km2 beans: 4.04 km2 manioc: 4.2 km2 watermelon: 4.5 km2 melon: 1.95 km2 tomato: 0.32 km2 Sport Both the city's professional football teams play at the Estádio Adauto Moraes: Juazeiro SC founded 1995, and SD Juazeirense founded in 2006.
Notable people
Juazeiro is the birthplace of the following famous people:
Joāo Gilberto: Singer-guitarist, one of the most prominent Brazilian musicians, popular internationally as the father of bossa nova. Ivete Sangalo: Singer-composer, popular in Brazil and Bahian Carnival. Dani Alves: Right back footballer of the Brazilian national team, formerly of Bahia, FC Barcelona, and Sevilla, Pumas of UNAM Mexico City, Juventus, PSG and São Paulo FC. Luís Pereira: Brazilian former professional footballer, winner of three national championships Nixon, Brazilian former professional footballer. Petros, Brazilian football player.
See also List of municipalities in Bahia Roman Catholic Diocese of Juazeiro
References
External links Prefeitura Municipal de Juazeiro