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Petrolina, Brazil

Petrolina is a town of 418,444 people in Pernambuco, Brazil.

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Population418,444 GeoNames
RegionPernambuco
Elevation400 m 1,312 ft
Time zoneAmerica/Recife
Nearest airportPetrolina Airport (PNZ) 9 km

Why visit Petrolina

Townapedia lists 16 museums and landmarks, 47 parks and trails, 107 places to eat, 26 places to stay and 3 attractions in and around town.

Highlights include Museu Regional do São Francisco and Estádio Adauto Moraes.

Things to do3

Orient Cinemas River Shopping

Cinema and theater · 1.0 km

100 Avenida Monsenhor Ângelo Sampaio, Petrolina

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Concha Acústica

Cinema and theater

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Mirante da Ilha do Fogo

Scenic view · 1.0 km

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Museums and landmarks16

Museu Regional do São Francisco

Museum · 1.5 km

29 Rua Américo Alves, Juazeiro

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Bodódromo

Monument and historic site · 2.0 km

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Centro de Cultura João Gilberto

Museum · 1.6 km

Rua José Petitinga, Juazeiro

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Praça do Bambuzinho

Monument and historic site

Avenida Souza Filho

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Bíblia

Monument and historic site · 2.1 km

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Espaço Arte, Ciência e Cultura

Museum · 0.9 km

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Memorial de Josepha Coelho

Monument and historic site · 1.1 km

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Monumento a Padre Cicero

Monument and historic site

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Monumento aos Pracinhas

Monument and historic site · 0.6 km

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Monumento Cruz

Monument and historic site

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Monumento da Integração

Monument and historic site · 0.8 km

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Museu do Sertão

Museum · 0.6 km

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Parks, trails and playgrounds47

Estádio Adauto Moraes

Sports field and stadium · 1.9 km

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Praça Flaviano Guimarães

Park · 2.0 km

Nome oficial Praça Josefa Maria da Silva Dias estabelecido pela lei municipal nº 1.865/2005.

Avenida Flaviano Guimarães, Juazeiro

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Praça Hermenegildo Luiz Brandão

Park · 2.3 km

Denominação de praça estabelecida pela Lei Municipal nº 3.122/2023.

Rua Santa Maria Gorete, Juazeiro

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Praça José Caxias de Souza

Park · 1.9 km

Denominação de praça estabelecida pela Lei Municipal nº 1.845/2005.

Avenida Adolfo Viana, Juazeiro

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Praça José Severino da Costa Filho

Park · 2.0 km

Denominação de praça estabelecida pela Lei Municipal nº 3.247/2024.

Travessa Antônio Luiz Ferreira, Juazeiro

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Praça Catedral Nossa Senhora das Grotas

Park · 1.5 km

Denominação de praça estabelecida pela Lei Municipal nº 2.458/2014.

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Praça Doutor Márcio Espínola

Park · 2.5 km

Denominação de praça estabelecida pela Lei Municipal nº 2.512/2014.

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Praça Doutora Isis Rosa Cedro

Park · 2.4 km

Denominação de praça estabelecida pela Lei Municipal nº 2.613/2016.

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Praça Pedro Militão Filho

Park · 1.8 km

Denominação de praça estabelecida pela Lei Municipal nº 1.494/1997.

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Praça Raimundo Nonato Nascimento

Park · 2.4 km

Denominação de praça estabelecida pela Lei Municipal nº 3.040/2021.

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Área de Brinquedos

Playground · 1.1 km

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Estádio Paulo de Souza Coelho

Sports field and stadium · 1.0 km

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35 more on the map.

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Restaurants and cafes107

Barretu's Grill

Restaurant · Barbecue, Churrascaria, Steak House · 1.0 km

03 Avenida Cardoso de Sá, petrolina

Mo-Sa 10:00-22:00, Su 10:00-21:00

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Club Orla 92

Restaurant

75b Rua Francisco Bosco Reis, Petrolina

Mo-Su 06:30-10:00, Mo-Su 18:00-23:30

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Empório Barracão

Restaurant

127-B Rua Francisco Bosco Reis, Petrolina

Mo-Su 11:00-22:00

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Cantinho da Pizza

Restaurant · Pizza · 1.5 km

37 Rua do Paraíso

We-Mo 17:00-23:00

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Chiquinho Sorvetes

Ice cream · 1.5 km

34 Rua Dr. Pedro Borges Viana, Juazeiro

Mo-Su 11:30-22:00

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Espetinho Prime

Restaurant · Kebab · 1.8 km

Avenida Adolfo Viana

Mo-Fr 18:00-00:00

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Espettus & Galetus

Restaurant · Barbecue

74 Rua Antônio Cunha, Petrolina

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Caboclo Café

Restaurant · Sandwich, Cake, Tea, Friture, Coffee Shop · 1.3 km

Avenida da Integração

Mo-Fr 17:30-23:00; Sa 17:30-23:00

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MassaNova Padaria Artesanal

Bakery · 2.2 km

1198 A Rua Terra Nova, Petrolina

Tu-Sa 14:00-20:00

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Padaria trigo & complementos

Bakery · 0.8 km

276A Rua Araripina

Mo-Su 06:00-19:00

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Rio Center Grill

Restaurant · 2.4 km

Avenida Raul Alves, Juazeiro

Su-Fr 11:00-15:00

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Soft Pão

Bakery · 1.9 km

64 Avenida Paulo VI, Juazeiro

Mo-Sa 06:00-20:00

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95 more on the map.

Where to stay26

Churches and places of worship21

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Shopping48

Gas and EV charging19

Schools, colleges and libraries102

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Healthcare53

Map of Petrolina

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Getting there and nearby towns

Petrolina Airport (PNZ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 9 km away.

  • Juazeiro 1 km south, about 1 min by car
  • Sobradinho 34 km west, about 34 min by car
  • Sobrado 37 km west, about 37 min by car
  • Lagoa Grande 51 km northeast, about 51 min by car
  • Casa Nova 58 km northwest, about 58 min by car
  • Curaçá 79 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car

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