CE · Northeast
Population: 307,928 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Juazeiro do Norte is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Ceará. It is located in the Metropolitan Region of Cariri, in the south of the state, 491 km from the capital, Fortaleza, at an altitude of 377 meters above sea level. It occupies an area of 258.788 km², with a population of 303,004 inhabitants according to the 2024 Demographic Census, making it the third most populous municipality in Ceará (after Fortaleza and Caucaia), the largest in the interior of Ceará, and the 96th in Brazil. It is one of the most populous municipalities in the interior of the Northeast, ranking sixth, with an urbanization rate of 95.3%.
Because of the figure of Padre Cícero, it is considered one of the three largest centers of popular religiosity in Brazil, along with Aparecida (SP) and Nova Trento (SC). Juazeiro is also a major cultural hub in Brazil, being one of the largest centers of handicrafts and cordel literature in the Northeast of the country. The city also has one of the largest academic hubs in the Northeastern interior, and is regarded as a "regional capital", being recognized as the "Metropolis of Cariri".
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Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).
0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
CE average (9 cities): 37 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
24.36 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
35.37 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
CE average (9 cities): 19 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
184.44 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
2,463.28 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
CE average (9 cities): 25 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
1.73 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
1.53 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
CE average (9 cities): 63 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
5.1 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
5.6 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
CE average (9 cities): 52 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
28.21 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
97.17 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
CE average (9 cities): 56 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
391.54 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
0 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Pinto Martins (SBFZ), 392 km in a straight line · 1,215 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Hot Average temperature: 26.8 °C (Average temperature 25 °C (77 °F) or higher)
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 32.7 | 31.6 | 31.3 | 31.3 | 31.3 | 30.9 | 31.1 | 32.7 | 34.4 | 35.3 | 35.1 | 34.4 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 21.8 | 21.6 | 21.5 | 21.2 | 20.7 | 19.9 | 19.6 | 19.5 | 20.3 | 21.6 | 22.2 | 22.2 |
| Rain (mm) | 181 | 197 | 252 | 151 | 70 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 36 | 76 |
Weather station Barbalha, 12 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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