Juazeiro

Juazeiro, formerly also known as Joazeiro, is a municipality in the state of Bahia, in the northeastern region of Brazil.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Juazeiro
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality
Settlement.official_name: Municipality of Juazeiro
Settlement.image_skyline: Vista aérea de Juazeiro.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 300
Settlement.image_flag: Juazeiro Flag.png
Settlement.image_seal: Brasão de Juazeiro.png
Settlement.image_map: Bahia Municip Juazeiro.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Location in Bahia
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Northeast

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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.