Post on 05-Dec-2018
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Why Go?Life’s a beach. At least in sunny Santa Catarina, which boasts 560km of spectacular coastline. If you like your beach de-serted, there is a spot of sand for you in the south of Ilha de Santa Catarina. If you prefer a party scene, head further north on that same island. If you’re all about big surf, it’s up in Guarda do Embaú and Praia do Rosa, two absolutely stunning surf villages south of Florianópolis.
Sun and sand aside, the inland regions are also where Santa Catarina exhibits the profound influence of its Ger-man ancestry, most evident during Oktoberfest, Blumenau’s huge festival for folk dancing, accordion playing and beer drinking (mostly beer drinking). But the Alpine architecture and fresh-brewed beer are here to enjoy year-round.
Like the other southern states, Santa Catarina enjoys some of Brazil’s highest standards of living, with sound in-frastructure and a blonde-haired, blue-eyed population that often feels more European than latin.
Santa CatarinaPOP 6.25 MILLION
When to Go
Jan, Feb & Oct Whether Sommerfest or oktoberfest, Blu-menau is awash in beer and brat.
Mar & Apr post-Carnaval, the sun still shines in Florianópolis.
Jun & Jul Join the Brazilian celebration of winter kitsch in Santa Catarina’s Serra Geral.
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Best Places to Eat¨¨ Bistrô Santa Marta (p293)
¨¨ Urucum (p307)
¨¨ Bar do Arante (p295)
¨¨ Basement English Pub (p302)
Best Places to Stay¨¨ Janela de Márcia (p293)
¨¨ Pousada Natur Campeche (p294)
¨¨ Pousada La Roca (p306)
¨¨ Quinta do Bucanero (p307)
¨¨ Tucano House (p293)
Ilha de Santa Catarina .......... 285Florianópolis ............. 287The mainland ............. 295Joinville ..................... 295Blumenau ..................298
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HistoryIn the 1820s, an independent Brazil realized the importance of this region on the frontier between the Spanish and Portuguese Ameri-cas. The emperor invited German-speaking immigrants to develop the land and serve as a buffer against Spanish insurgency. The German immigrants – and Italians who fol-lowed – never adopted the plantation cul-ture of the Northeast. Instead, the economy was based on family-owned farms, a legacy that lives on in the region’s egalitarian poli-tics and equitable distribution of income.
8Getting¨There¨&¨AroundFlorianópolis is the state’s transportation hub, with direct bus and air services to every major city in Brazil. Joinville also has direct air services to São paulo, with connections to other major cities. most destinations within Santa Catarina are accessible from Florianópolis by bus service, which is extensive and dependable.
ILHA DE SANTA CATARINAIlha de Santa Catarina has a vibrant and var-ied coastline, from the calm, crowded bays of the north, to the wild, cliff-hugging beach-es of the south. But it’s not just the beaches that make this island so enchanting. A for-est of protected pines shelters the east coast, while the dunes near Praia da Joaquina cre-ate a lunar landscape. The spine of moun-tains, luxuriant with the Mata Atlântica (At-lantic rainforest), drops precipitously down to the lovely Lagoa da Conceição.
Though technically speaking, the whole is-land is Florianópolis, it’s downtown Floripa, known as Centro, that is the political capi-tal of Santa Catarina, the cultural capital of southern Brazil and the gateway to the rest of the island. The island’s bairros (districts) can feel like completely different towns with their own distinct personalities and infrastructure.
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1 Sun, surf and snorkel around the wild sands of beautiful Ilha de Santa Catarina (p285).
2 Suck up the sophisticated surfer atmosphere in stunning Praia do Rosa (p306).
3 Drink your way through Santa Catarina’s rich beer
culture in the Vale Europeu (p304).
4 Join the parade of surfers and sun worshipers wading through the rio da madre to the stunning beach at Guarda do Embaú (p305).
5 Say Prost! to the world’s third-largest oktoberfest in Blumenau (p298).
6 Snorkel in the crystalline waters off Ilha do Campeche (p294).
7 Bounce about the lovely beach trifecta of Porto Belo, Bombas and Bombinhas (p307).
8 Beach-hop via the fun-packed parque Unipraias in Balneário Camboriú (p302).
Santa Catarina Highlights