Florianópolis
Florianópolis is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina, in the South Region of Brazil.
Florianópolis is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina, in the South Region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small islands, as well as part of the mainland. It has a population of 537,211, according to the 2022 Brazilian census, the second-most populous city in the state, and the 39th in Brazil. The metropolitan area has an estimated population of 1,111,702, the 21st largest in the country. The city is known for having the country's third-highest Human Development Index score among all Brazilian cities (0.847).
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Worth seeing in and around Florianópolis
8 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
The Federal University of Santa Catarina is a public university in Florianópolis, the capital city of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil. The structure of its campus comprises 11 Academic Schools, divided by field of study.
3.9 km · university in Brazil · Wikipedia - 02Estádio da Ressacada
Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva, usually called Estádio da Ressacada or just Ressacada, is a football stadium inaugurated on November 15, 1983 in Carianos neighborhood, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, with a maximum capacity of approximately 17,800 people. The stadium is owned by Avaí.
8.6 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 03Hercilio Luz Bridge
The Hercílio Luz Bridge, located in Florianópolis, the capital city of Santa Catarina State in southern Brazil, is the first bridge constructed to link the Island of Santa Catarina to the mainland. It is the longest suspension bridge in Brazil.
800 m · oldest bridge between the island of Florianópolis and the Brazilian mainland · Wikipedia - 04Estádio Orlando Scarpelli
The Estádio Orlando Scarpelli, usually called Scarpelli, is a football stadium inaugurated on June 12, 1960 in Estreito neighborhood, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, with a maximum capacity of 19,584 spectators. The stadium is owned by Figueirense FC, and its formal name honors Orlando Scarpelli, who was Figueirense's president, and donated the groundplot where the stadium was built.
2.9 km · Football stadium in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brasil · Wikipedia - 05Our Lady of Exile and St. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral, Florianópolis
The Our Lady of Exile and St. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral Also Florianópolis Cathedral It is a Catholic church dedicated to Our Lady of the Exile, which functions as the cathedral of the archdiocese of Florianópolis, since its creation on March 19, 1908.
1 km · church in Florianópolis, Brazil · Wikipedia - 06Santa Catarina Art Museum
The Museu de Arte de Santa Catarina, was created in 1949 as Museu de Arte Moderna de Florianópolis, and, since then, is the official institution for fine arts in Santa Catarina. Also known as MASC, it is an institution linked to the Fundação Catarinense de Cultura and is currently housed in the building of the Centro Integrado de Cultura, at Avenida Gov.
3.6 km · museum in Florianopolis, Brazil · Wikipedia - 07Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
Santa Catarina State University is a public state university in Brazil. It was established in 1965.
3.9 km · university in Brazil · Wikipedia - 08Estádio Adolfo Konder
The Estádio Adolfo Konder, also known as Campo da Liga, was a soccer stadium located in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina state, Brazil, with a maximum capacity of approximately 14,000 people. The stadium was owned by Avaí Futebol Clube.
8.6 km · soccer stadium in Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil · Wikipedia
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Things to do
Paragliding at Mole Beach, Lagoa da Conceição Scuba-Diving at Praia Mole, Praia do Santinho, Praia dos Ingleses Sandboarding at Joaquina, Lagoa Sandboard Surfing at Barra da Lagoa, Praia da Joaquina, and Praia Mole Windsurfing at Lagoa da Conceição Kitesurfing at Lagoa da Conceição Hiking at Lagoa do Peri, Naufragados, Lagoinha do Leste, Costa da Lagoa, Barra da Lagoa
- 01Trilha da Boa Vista
- 02Trilha da Costa da Lagoa
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Where to eat
Seafood - This coastal city is known widely for its fresh seafood. Portuguese Food - The city had been colonized by the "cultura açoriana". Their food is delicious. Italian Food - Macarronada Italiana is the main spot. Great. But there are many other good choices as well. Downtown- There are great "per kilo" buffets with amazing food, salads, and fruit. You can get a full meal with a fresh juice for under R$6.
- 01Restaurante Natural Tsan
Parthenon Center II, R.
- 02Mini Kalzone
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- 03Restaurante Sobrado
Restaurant with well-diversified buffet of homemade food.
- 04Estilo Restaurante
Good food, with that taste of home cooking.
- 05Restaurante Canto Azul
Homemade food, well made and with the right seasoning.
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Getting to Florianópolis
- Airports
- Hercílio Luz (FLN), 9 km · Ministro Victor Konder (NVT), 80 km · Curitiba-Afonso Pena (CWB), 238 km
- Stations
- Florianópolis International Airport, 8.7 km
- Navegantes → FlorianópolisTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Curitiba → Florianópolis252 km · quickest by road, 5h 17m · R$80–110
- São Paulo → Florianópolis489 km · quickest by air, 4h 48m · R$390–600
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Florianópolis
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Florianópolis. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inSummer months (December through March) several daily charter flights arrive from Argentina and Chile.
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