Juazeiro do Norte

Juazeiro do Norte is a city in Ceará, Brazil, one of the largest pilgrimage sites of South America. It forms a larger urban area, dubbed CraJuBa, with neighbouring Crato and Barbalha containing some 400,000 people. Another 100,000 from smaller towns join in Cariri.

By bus
The bus station is 3 km from the centre. Guanabara has most departures. Taxi to the centre is 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
Most of the sights revolve around the religious character  Padre Cicero:
 * 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.

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?

Drink
A few simple, open-air spots at Praça Padre Cicero.

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

 * Internet at several places along Rua Padre Cicero, uphill from the square, R$ 1/hour.
 * Internet at several places along Rua Padre Cicero, uphill from the square, R$ 1/hour.