From Wikitravel

Florianopolis (Portuguese: Florianópolis) is the capital of the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. Half of the city is located on the mainland of Brazil while the other half is on the Santa Catarina Island. It has some of Brazil's most beautiful beaches.

Contents 1 Get in 1.1 By air 1.2 By bus 2 Get around 3 See 3.1 Beaches 4 Do 5 Buy 6 Eat 7 Drink 8 Sleep 8.1 In Town 8.2 Barra da Lagoa 9 Get out

Get in

By air

• Florianopolis International Airport - Av. Diomício Freitas, 3393. (48) 3331-4000 (fax:(48) 3331-4111). 12 km from the city center.

By bus

• Rodoviaria - Av. Paulo Fontes, 1101 (48) 3212-3100. On the city center

Get around

From the city, dozens of buses go to the all the beaches on the island. But the bus system has drawbacks since you now need to transfer at termanals to get around. The cost can be high as well and taking the bus can be very time consuming. There is an executive yellow bus that goes to centro from different beach cities and it is R4.50 each way and is direct. Most people in Floripa need a car to explore all the beaches and interesting spots. There are car rentals on the island but renting can be expensive as well, however it is well worth it since it makes exploring much more simple and faster.

See

• Municipal market
• Hercílio Luz Bridge
• Forte Santana
• Lagoa da Conceição
• Ribeirão da Ilha
• Sambaqui
• Forte São José da Ponta Grossa
• Ratones Island
• Anhatomirim Island

Beaches

In Florianópolis there is 42 beaches (total), but the most well-known ones are:

• North
  • Canasvieiras
  • Praia Brava
  • Jurerê (and Jurerê Internacional)
  • Praia dos Ingleses
• East
  • Praia Mole
  • Barra da Lagoa
  • Praia da Joaquina
• South
  • Campeche
  • Armação
  • Matadeiro
  • Pântano do Sul

Do

• Surf at Joaquina, Praia Mole, Matadeiro, Praia Brava
• Windsurf at Lagoa da Conceição
• Trecking at Lagoa do Peri, Naufragados, Lagoinha do Leste, Costa da Lagoa

There are lots of places to walk and relax. There is not a whole lot going on at night on the island, but if you have a full day at the beach or outside exploring or doing sports, you may get too tired to go out anyway.

Buy

Eat

• Seafood - Lots of. The shrimp is fabulous.
• Portuguese Food - The city had been colonized by the "cultura açoriana". Their food is delicious.
• Italian Food - Macarronada Italiana is the main spot. Great.

Drink

Most of the nightlife is concentrated around the beaches. Sometimes the city night can be quite boring, specially during the (south hemisphere) winter.

• Cachaça Intisica, from Ribeirão da Ilha.

Sleep

It's better to stay on some of the beaches closer to the beaches and the nightlife.

• Florianopolis Hotels Lodging Guide Template:Es - Template:En - Template:Pt
• Hotels Florianopolis Template:Es - Template:En - Template:Pt

In Town

• Albergue da Juventude Ilha de Santa Catarina, Rua Duarte Schutel 227, (0xx48-225-3781). Pleasant Hostelling International hostel 10 minute walk from the bus terminal.

Barra da Lagoa

• Backpackers, cross the footbridge. Popular backpackers spot. Serves excellent breakfast and has budget meals. Guest can use the surfboards. The price is R$30 for a dormbed.

Get out

This article is an outline and needs more content. It has a template, but there is not enough information present. Please plunge forward and help it grow!