
Brazil - Santa Catarina (PDF Chapter)
This is the Santa Catarina chapter from Lonely Planet’s Brazil guidebook.
Life’s a beach – at least in sunny Santa Catarina, which has 560km of spectacular coastline. If you’re all about big surf, head to Guarda do Embaú and Praia do Rosa, two absolutely stunning surf villages south of Florianópolis.
- sun, surf and beach-hop around the wild sands of beautiful Florianópolis, on the Ilha de Santa Catarina
- maps
- suck up the sophisticated surfer atmosphere at Praia do Rosa, southern Brazil’s most stunning beach
- transport
- drink your way through the rich beer culture in the Vale Europeu
- restaurants & accommodation
Coverage includes: Ilha de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, North Island, East Coast, South Island, The Mainland, Joinville, Blumenau, North of Florianópolis, South of Florianópolis.

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