# Juazeiro (Bahia)

Juazeiro is a city of 220,000 people (2021) in the Bahia Interior in Northeastern Brazil.

## Understand

Juazeiro was built on the right bank of Velho Chico, at the crossing of two strategically important roads.

### Climate

Juazeiro is usually semi-arid, but with a summer rainy season between November and March.

## Get in

Access to Juazeiro can be done by land, using highways BR-235 and BR-407, using the railroad from Salvador to Juazeiro or by buses, which run daily and depart from the capital of Bahia and other cities in Bahia and from other states such as Fortaleza, São Paulo and Brasília. The bus companies are Expresso Guanabara, Viação Itapemirim, Viação Nossa Senhora da Penha, Falcão Real Transportes, etc. It is also possible by airthrough Petrolina airport, which is 15 km from the headquarters, in Pernambuco, or through one of the airfields in the region, such as in Sobradinho.

## See

* The riverfront is very busy. It has a network of lively bars and restaurants where you can enjoy the beauty of the São Francisco River.
* The Vaporzinho was the first steamship that sailed in Velho Chico, having been imported from the United States, before sailing in this riverside region making the stretch Juazeiro-BA/Pirapora-MG, it sailed on the Mississippi River, in the United States. Located on the riverside of the city, it is a monument that honors the navigators and navigation that were the fundamental axis for the development of the city.
* The São Francisco Museum presents a rich collection of the history of the city and the São Francisco River.
* Parque da Lagoa de Calú is a multimodal leisure and entertainment park that was named after Dona Calú, a lady who lived in a small house in Taipo in this region.
* The Nego D'água statue is on the São Francisco River, on the Juazeirense bank. It is a tribute from Juazeirense to the legends and folklore of the river and the riverside people.

## Do

* The Salitre waterfall is located in Vale do Salitre, at Félix Farm, 39 km from Juazeiro, the waterfall with a jump of just over 2 m in height is excellent for bathing and very appreciated by children in the region, who have fun in the waters. of the Salitre River. Access is via BA-210, towards Sobradinho.
* Also formed by the Salitre River, the Gameleira waterfall is 68 km from Juazeiro, hidden among the dense vegetation of the caatinga. In a paradisiacal setting, the waterfall flows through a canyon, where a huge gameleira predominates, whose roots spread out forming shadow in part of the waterfall. The depth of the lake allows for jumps from the top of the waterfall of approximately 5 m.

### Events

* February: Carnival
* March: Via Sacra de Itamotinga and Malhada da Areia (Pinhões district)
* April: Tiradentes Marathon.
* May: Patroness of Carnaíba, Festival Programa Arte Educação, Pentecost.
* June: Patron Saint of Pumpkin, Saint John in the communities, Patron Saint of Juremal, Saint Peter.
* July: Anniversary of Juazeiro, International Fair of Irrigated Agriculture (FENAGRI‎), International Festival of the Accordion, Festival of the Settlers in the District of Maniçoba.
* August:' Patron Saint of Itamotinga, Folklore Week.
* September: Civic-Military Parade of September 7th, 8th - Day of the Patron Saint of the City: Nossa Senhora das Grotas.
* December: Integrated handicraft festival, Christmas song project, Christmas car, New Year's Eve of the city.