Tips for tourists traveling to Florianopolis - The Island of Magic! Santa Catarina - Brazil
June 30, 2009 by: MarcioFlorianópolis is ideal for: sea-bathing, water sports, ecotourism, cultural tourism and history, tourism and business events and investment.
Florianópolis is charming, exceptionally beautiful. A modern city, where new and old together so smoothly. In the Magic Island living and working people from the four corners of the world that once were in Floripa and fell in love the gorgeous beaches, lakes, green hills and friendly people, the famous island of Manezinho.

Sunset Santo Antonio de Lisboa
With approximately 407 thousand inhabitants, Florianópolis is a single place. It is difficult to choose the most beautiful beach, the most romantic lake, the most charming. Floripa, as it is affectionately called, enchants so many visitors who do not return home and end up choosing this paradise with over 100 different beaches to live. Florianópolis is also the capital of Santa Catarina, a modern city with excellent infrastructure for leisure, tourism, trade and services, being one of the best options for investors. Florianópolis unites in its many neighborhoods and beaches, as few places, the modern and shake the big city with the tranquility of a village of fishermen.
Located on the island of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis was colonized by Azorean, and the striking architecture of the houses of the colonial period still preserved in various corners of the island. Your friendly people have a very peculiar accent. Are known as “the Island Manezinhos” people who have had the privilege of being born in Florianopolis. Closely monitor the fishery for mullet in the months of May and June is a very interesting to know more about the local culture with fishermen who always have “reasons” for contar.Atualmente, Florianópolis is one of the cities of Santa Catarina that attracts more immigrants and investors. This is due to their high rate of development and quality of life. The economy of Florianópolis is driven mainly by trade and tourism. And it is for less: only the last season more than 1.5 million people passed through Floripa. The challenge is to increase the flow to the other seasons, since besides the beautiful beaches, Florianópolis has several options for recreation, ecotourism, historical and cultural tourism, events and sports.

