Juazeiro is the birthplace of Brazil and Barcelona footballer Dani Alves, as well as the precursor of the bossa nova movement, guitarist/songwriter João Gilberto.
Juazeiro Social Clube, usually known as Juazeiro is a Brazilian football club from Juazeiro, Bahia state.
Sociedade Desportiva Juazeirense, commonly known as Juazeirense, is a Brazilian football club based in Juazeiro, Bahia state.
Juazeiro do Norte was initially a district of the nearby city Crato, until a young Padre Cícero Romão Batista decided to stay as a cleric in the village.
Once part of the municipality of Juazeiro it grew with the construction of the Sobradinho Dam and the flooding of the huge Sobradinho Reservoir.