Florianópolis's Brazil beach Travel Information


Praia de Jurerê (Jurere Beach) :- The green calm and warm waters with practically no tides of the Jurerê attract many families during the summer months. Sailboats and motorboats at the pier are components of the beach's beautiful scenery, an attraction for lovers of nautical sports.

The noblest part of the beach is called Jurerê Internacional. There are parks, grocery stores, open malls, clubs, bars and restaurants to serve all sorts of visitors and dwellers from families with young kids to youngsters who want to enjoy the night life.

Praia da Joaquina (Joaquina's Beach) :- Joaquina was a special woman of the beginning of the 18th century who lived on one of the beaches of the east of the island of Santa Catarina. That woman, besides teaching other women to weave and make beautiful kitchen artifacts, would prepare food for the fishermen who would feed their hunger at her seaside ranch. An acient tale says that one day, she was at the beach, practicing her weaving when she was swallowed by the waters of the sea.

Visited mainly by youngsters, specially surfers, pretty sun-tanned young women, lovers of beach-volleyball and beach soccer, it is one of the best beach in terms of facilities for tourists. Many groups of tourists visit the beach during the summer.

The beautiful scenery presented by the rocks gathered on the left, the fact that the beach is lighted at night, and the presence of public showers are some of the trademarks of Joaquina.

Besides the beach, visitors may enjoy the most famous dunes of the south of Brazil and practice sand boarding or sand surfing.

Praia do Santinho (Santinho Beach) :-Nearly untouched by men, Praia do Santinho is visited mainly by tourists who admire the nature and the tranquillity of the place. Surfers are the largest group of visitors. Overwhelmed by the paradisiacal beauty of the place, they consider Santinho the best beach of the north of the Island of Santa Catarina for surfing. It is on the left of the beach, where swimmers will not dare to go, that they divide the space with the fishermen.

In spite of being 40 kilometers far from downtown Florianópolis, it is worthy of a visit. There is a nice collection of rupestrian inscriptions made by hunters, fishers and collectors of the island more than 5 thousand years ago.

The origin of the name "Santinho" (little saint) lies on a graphical representation of a human figure engraved on an isolated diabase rock block. Up to the 40´s, it was common for fishermen to make offers to the so called "little saint", pray and ask for his protection.

Praia dos Ingleses (Englishmen Beach) :- Nearly five-kilometers long, the narrow sand belt is bathed by open sea, with blue waters and average undulation. In the high season, the average water temperature is 22oC, guaranteeing a pleasant bath.

In colder months, fish schools which swim up the coast searching for warmer waters than those of the state of Rio Grande do Sul for laying their eggs make fishing the main activity for the locals.

Praia de Canasvieiras (Canasvieiras Beach) :- Located in the north of the island of Santa Catarina, the beach is a little over 2 km long. From the beach, the main attraction, it is possible to see the Ilha do Francês (Frechman Island). The waters are greenish, with very few tides and the temperature varies between 23 and 26oC in the summer. The white sand belt is narrow and on warmer days, when the beach gets really crowded, it is advisable to try to arrive early to find a clear spot. At night, tourists and islanders have a lot of fun at the local bars with live musical performances or at one of the local nightclubs.

Ponta das Canas (Canas Peninsula) :-The 1.9 kilometer-long Ponta das Canas features white and fine sand and calm waters. 34 kilometers far from downtown, it has a fishermen village with restaurants along the seaside.

Ponta das Canas attracts lots of Argentineans in the summer. Besides, a 300-meter track that must be taken on foot takes you from Ponta das Canas to Lagoinha, another beach with calm and clean waters.

Praia Mole (Soft Beach) :-A traditional "hanging around" hot point of the Island, Praia Mole ("soft beach"), which is called that way because of its soft and loose sand, is visited mainly by surfers and paraglider lovers who use the steep cliff as their take off ramp.

On warmer days, the beach becomes the preferred place for the search for Summer love. Young children are hardly seen around because of the many holes in the shallow part of the waters and the sudden increase in depth. Those are young kids' number one enemies.

The beach counts on good facilities, with bars, parking lots, showers, restrooms and life-saver. It is a clean beach and the dwellers and users fight for its preservation.

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