Juazeiro do Norte
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Juazeiro do Norte is a city in Ceará, Brazil, one of the largest pilegrimage sites of South America. It forms a larger urban area, dubbed CraJuBa, with neighbouring Crato and Barbalha adding up some 400,000 people. Another 100,000 from smaller towns join in on Cariri.
Get in
By bus
Bus station some 3 km from the centre. Guanabara has most departures. Taxi to the centre R$ 10.- To Fortaleza, 6 hours
- To Crateús by TransCeará/Pernambucana, 3 daily, 7-8 hours, R$ 35.
- To João Pessoa(11 hours), via Sousa(3 hours), Patos and Campina Grande(9 hours) by Guanabara
By plane
Daily flights to Fortaleza, Petrolina, Recife, Brasília and São Paulo by Gol.Get around
A great number of buses pass by the western corner of Praça Padre Cicero, particularly at the terminal-like structure there.
See
- On Horto, a hill some 7 km nortwest of the centre, stands the statue of Padre Cicero, together with other dedications. Take bus Horto from Praça Padre Cicero, every hour on the hour.
Memorial Padre CiceroMostly pictures explaining life and work.
Do
- The last few days of October has 500 000 people coming to town, in a religious festival known as the Romaria.
Buy
There must be hundreds of tiny shops loaded with religious trinkets. Why not buy a two-inch Padre Cicero?
Eat
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Lanconete Vitória
address: Avenida Padre Cicero 438
Drink
A few simple, open-air spots at Praça Padre Cicero.
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Barzinho do Zé
address: Rua Padre Cicero 498A notch more sophisticated than its neighbours. Often live music. Set lunch at R$ 4,50.
Sleep
Dozens and dozens of pousadas in the center, particularly near Praça Padre Cicero. The cheapest (from R$ 10 per person) are on a strip of Rua São José, one block off the square.
Cope
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Laundry
address: Rua Padre Pedro Ribeiro, by the corner of Rua Santa RosaPick up next day. - Internet at several places along Rua Padre Cicero, uphill from the square, R$ 1/hour.