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Petrolina
Municipality of Pernambuco, Brazil

Petrolina

Petrolina is a municipality located in the southernmost point of the state of Pernambuco, in Northeast Brazil, in the valley of the São Francisco River.

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The population was 418,444 in 2025, and the total area is 4,756.8 km2, making it the largest municipality in the state by area. The municipality is closely integrated with Juazeiro, Bahia, located on the opposite bank of the São Francisco.

Get in

Getting to Petrolina

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    Terminal Rodoviário - Petrolina

    Large terminal served by multiple bus lines with routes connecting Petrolinas to coastal cities like Recife and Bahia.

See

Worth seeing

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    Palácio Episcopal da Diocese de Petrolina

    The mansion was inaugurated by Bishop Don Malan in 1929, intended as home for Catholic clerics.

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    Petrolina Antiga

    Rua Barbosa Lima is the city's historical quarter filled with early 20th century, colourful houses.

  3. 03
    Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora Rainha dos Anjos

    Praça do Centenario S/N, Centro, igmatriz_nsranjos@hotmail.com.

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    Estação Ferroviária de Petrolina

    Rua Governador Eraldo Gueiros Leite, 82 - Centro,.

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    Mãe
Do

Things to do

The main highlight of Petrolina is getting out of the city and exploring the São Francisco Valley region, either by car or by boat. Apart from that, some possible activities in the city include:

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    Parque Aquático Ilha do Sol

    Estrada da Tapera, Km 3, s/n - Zona Rural,.

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    Ilha do Rodeadouro

    Luís de Souza to the west of the city to the Juarez pier, then take a ferry).

Eat

Where to eat

Petrolina has probably the widest range and highest quality of eating options of the São Francisco Valley. It has some excellent Brazilian Northeastern restaurants, with goat meat being the local speciality.

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    Bodódromo

    São Francisco, s/n - Areia Branca, Petrolina, 56330-095.

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    Restaurante Flor de Mandacaru

    Rua das Ameixas, 155 - Cohab VI, contato@restauranteflordemandacaru.com.br.

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