JUAZEIRO DO NORTE

city, southern Cear estado (state), northeastern Brazil. It lies in the interior uplands, at the foot of the 2,953-foot (900-metre) Chapada do Araripe. Juzeiro do Norte and the nearby city of Crato are the main urban areas of northern Brazil's interior. Juzeiro do Norte was given city status in 1914. Its economy depends primarily on sugar milling and cotton processing. Cereal grains are also grown in the area. The city (about 20 miles east of Crato) is on the Fortaleza-Crato railroad and has highway connections with nearby communities in Cear, Pernambuco, and Paraba states. It has an airport. Pop. (1991 prelim.) mun., 173,304.