… No wonder, then, that Santa Catarina´s state capital, Florianopolis, is regularly voted best for quality of life in the country. The accolade attracts a steady flow of fashionable Paulistas (Sao Paulo in only an hour´s flight away), young surfers and families coming to while away their weekends at the wide sandy beaches nearby. Style and glamour are in the city´s DNA – its most famous son and daughter are tennis player Gustavo Kuerten and supermodel Gisele Bündchen.

TIME Magazine

Casting Nets with a Traditional Fisherman in Florianópolis, Brazil. – It´s incredibly hard not to fall in love with Florianópolis – “The Island of Magic” – a sunny wonderland of abundant nature, easygoing atmosphere, and vibrant local culture, off the southern coast of Brazil. …..

TRAZZLER

Floripa is nominated the 2nd best Surf Town in the World. A great surf town is the nearly magical sum of consistent waves, inviting accommodations, friendly locals, fun nightlife, delicious food, and plenty of activities should the ocean go flat.

THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC