Sao Paulo, FLORIANOPOLIS and
OTHER South of Brazil
Beaches
SAO PAULO BEACHES: SANTOS AND GUARUJA
South of Brazil Beaches
Sao Paulo is not just business. Sao Paulo has excellent beaches. They begin 50 miles south, with Santos and its beautiful 4 mile beach garden, and culminate with a charming beach resort called Guaruja, just outside Santos, the elected of Sao Paulo’s elite. And if you prefer, Ilhabela, and, a little north, you can find the very exclusive Angra dos Reis.
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South of Brazil beaches: Florianopolis
The South of Brazil has temperate climate. Accordingly, South of Brazil beaches are not all year round ones. The south has a four season climate, with a cold winter, unsuitable for swimming. But there are very good beaches, some of which excellent in the hotter months: Florianopolis is just a major case.
FLORIANOPOLIS
BEACHES AND ATTRACTIONS
Having the weather factor in mind, if you want to go to the south of Brazil, the best option, concerning beaches, is undoubtedly Florianopolis, an island-city in Santa Catarina state, 438 miles/705 Kms south Sao Paulo. Florianopolis has 42 beaches, a spectacular lake (Lagoa da Conceiçao) at its very heart, a well developed hotel web, many restaurants, and a reasonable animated nightlife. The island is visually spectacular, with its rivers, streams, dunes and rich vegetation.
Its beaches are excellent to rest or to surf (Joaquina Beach is a world reputed surfing center, lodging regular international competitions).
You can bet in Florianopolis if you are interested in another Brazil, a Brazil deeply distinct from the tropical one, where the European heritage is overwhelming. Just do not forget the weather and the seasons.
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OTHER ATTRACTIONS IN SOUTH OF BRAZIL
The south of Brazil is a country within another country. Its culture and heritage is eminently European. Even the weather – with four seasons and a cold winter - has little similitude with that of the North and Northeast of Brazil.
Besides the Iguassu Falls and Florianopolis, the south of Brazil has pleasant cities as Curitiba or Blumenau, this one with a famous beer festival, emulating Munique’s one.
From Florianopolis you can access some interesting southern Brazilian places as:
- Curitiba, a state capital, and a progressive and enjoyable European style city, with a high life standard, fairly ahead the other big Brazilian cities.
- Blumenau: the home of a gigantic Oktoberfest, a German like beer festival, attracting more than a million people each year.
- Vila Velha, with its state park, full of mysterious and enormous brown rock formations and holes, carved over the years by the wind and rain.
- Porto Alegre, the biggest city of the south of Brazil, and an obligatory hub to the Argentinean border.
Florianopolis is also very much associated with the Iguassu Falls, one of the most spectacular natural wonders of the world, clearly standing ahead Niagara Falls by the number, height and effects of its cascades. The Iguassu Falls are just an hour flight from Florianopolis, and you may arrange your travel to visit these two great southern Brazil destinies.
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For information about tours involving the Iguassu Falls and Florianopolis, see:
Travel Package: Rio + Iguassu + Florianopolis
Vila Velha State Park
For those looking for odd constructions and mysteries left by nature, Vila Velha, 80 Km from Curitiba and 340 miles/550 Km from the Iguassu Falls, is an interesting visiting point. Vila Velha park keeps 23 amazing rock formations carved over the years by the wind and the rain. They have huge dimensions and strange forms, currently identified as objects, animals or humans. There are also two mysterious and huge holes sliced into the ground, half-filled with water…
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