City of Florianopolis

Florianopolis is the capital city of the Santa Catarina State in southern Brazil. The city is 1 hour away from São Paulo by plane. Newsweek reported Florianopolis in the “10 most dynamic cities in the world” in 2006. The Brazilian magazine Veja recently named Florianopolis as the “best city to live in Brazil”. Florianópolis is also the Brazilian city that has most increased in wealth over the last three decades.

Florianopolis has a population of approximately 410,000. This number grows up to 980,000 if we include the Greater Florianopolis. The population is mostly composed of Brazilians of European descendent, mainly from the Azores Islands (Portugal), Germany and Italy.

Florianopolis is a well-known tourism destination in Brazil. Florianopolis is blessed with 42 beautiful beaches and offers excellent tourism products. The annual number of tourists visiting Florianópolis was 798,441 people (652,055 Brazilians and 146,386 foreigners) in 2009. The Praia Mole hosts the annual WTC Surfing Championship. Campeche with 5 km of white sand is the closest beach from the club (15 min by car).

Football is the passion of all Florianopolitanos. The two famous clubs are Avaí Futebol Clube known as "O Leão da Ilha" (Lion of the Island) and Figueirense Futebol Clube known as “O Furacão do Estreito “ (Hurricane of Estreito). Figueirense also plays in the Série A and their stadium (Orlando Scarpelli) is located in the Estreito neighborhood. “O Clássico da Capital” (derby) is something that you cannot miss during your stay in Florianopolis. Apart from football, rowing and tennis are well-practiced sports in the city. The 3 time Rolland Garros (French Open) winner, Gustavo Kuerten, is from Florianopolis and a passionate fan of Avaí FC. He watches all Avaí matches from his VIP box in the Ressacada stadium.

The climate of Florianopolis is subtropical. The maximum temperature in summer varies from 77 °F (25 °C) to 95 °F (35 °C) and the minimum temperature in winter varies from 43°F (6 °C) to 52 °F (11 °C). Rainfall is distributed relatively evenly throughout the year. November through March has the highest average amount of rainfall.


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