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Available Package
São Paulo/Floripa
Ponta dos Ganchos
The inviting waves on beaches such as Joaquina have encouraged successive national and international surfing championships to be held here. Beaches such as Canasvieiras and Jurerê with hotels and sophisticated restaurants, compete with the rustic charm of beaches such as Campeche, Ponta dos Naufragados and Solidão.
Along the coast, a series of fortresses built to withstand invasion by the Spanish and Dutch during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries are a relic from the colonization of the state. Amongst them are the Fortress of Santa Cruz on the Island of Anhatomirim, the Fortress of São José da Ponta Grossa between the beaches of Daniela and Jurerê, registered as Historical Heritage, and Santo Antônio, on the Island of Ratones Grande. In Pântano do Sul, also on the coast, is the capital's most authentic fishing village.
The centre of Florianópolis, with its alleys, rows of typical houses, churches and museums, contains many examples of colonial architecture. Amongst these are the former government palace, nowadays the Cruz e Souza Museum (which took its name from the famous poet from Santa Catarina who formed the symbolist movement) and the Public Market built in 1898 which sells food and local handicrafts under the shade of a one hundred year old fig tree. Close to the centre is the house where Victor Meirelles was born, one of the authors who devised the first mass spoken in Brazil. The building is registered by the Institute of Historical and Artistic Heritage and houses the Victor Meirelles Museum.
Capital of the State of Santa Catarina, it occupies the central third of Santa Catarina Island. The link to the mainland is made easily via two public bridges one of which is Brazil's largest suspension bridge. Florianopolis, or Floripa, has become one of the hottest tourist destinations in all of brazil with good reason. It is an immense mountainous island with more than 40 natural beaches. Known for the beauty of the local people the island attracts visitors from Argentina and Uruguay as well as Brazil.
There is a very large lagoon - Lagoa da Conceicao - in the middle of the island and a fresh water lake, Lagoa do Peri, in a municipal park right next to the ocean on the South end of the island. One can surf the waves on the beaches Brava, Mole, and Joaquina or surf the sand dunes next to Joaquina Beach. There is nude sunbathing also available on a more remote beach close to Galheta Beach.
Because the island is the home town of 3 time French Open Champion Gustavo Kuerten if you're a tennis fan you'll be sure to find good courts as it has become the center for tennis training in Brazil. Sun, surfing, dunes, beautiful natives, and mountains make this island one of the premiere tourist destinations in Brazil
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