Florianopolis Attractions

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Florianopolis Attractions/ Things to do

Nightlife in Florianopolis

Every summer, bars and clubs come and go in the northern part of the island around Praia dos Ingleses. Most of the year-round nightlife options can be found around the Lagoa da Conceição, where locals and tourists mingle. To start the evening off with a fabulous view, head up to the Morro da Lagoa da Conceição, just west of the village. Follow the Rodovia Admar Gonzaga up the hill; the road will switch back until you get to the lookout. Just across from the lookout is where you find Mandalla, Rod. Admar Gonzaga 4720 (tel. 048/3234-8714). This bar sits perched high above the road and offers spectacular views of the lagoon and the village below.

On most nights, Mandalla has live bands starting at 10pm (closed Mon). Back down in the village there are a couple of nightlife options within an easy stroll of one another. Drakkar, Av. Afonso Delambert Neto 607, Lagoa (tel. 048/3232-8848; www.bardrakkar.com.br), is a happening live-music venue with a varied program. Open as early as 6pm, it's perfect for an early-evening cocktail. The live music usually doesn't get started until 10pm.

To dance the night away and listen to some great local bands, head out to Praia Mole's Latitude 27, Estrada Geral da Barra da Lagoa 565 (between Lagoa and Praia Mole) (tel. 048/3234-2420). Local bands present themselves on the stage and a large dance floor provides plenty of space to dance Thursday through Saturday. Downtown is where you'll find popular local bar Skuna, Av. Beira Mar (underneath the bridge) (tel. 048/3225-3138). It opens only on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. The best features of the Scuna are the two large patios overlooking the city's waterfront.

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FLORIANOPOLIS BEACHES

Praia dos Ingleses
Although the beach preferred by tourists, Ingleses keeps the tradition of the Açorian colonizers. In the summer, it is a top balneary in Argentinean tourist concentration, second only to Canasvieras. In the winter, mullet fishing, religious celebrations and folkloric presentations are beautiful local culture demonstrations. The dunes separating the Ingleses Beach from Santinho Beach are other natural attractions not to be missed. The practice of sand board is quite common there, a sport created in Florianópolis, which consists of sliding down the dunes on aboard, engaging in radical maneuvers or not. To practice it, one must have much balance and rent a board. Those looking for a different outing can go on a trek of 4 km on the dunes.

Campeche Beach
With 5 km of white sands and an agitated sea, Campeche is considered Jefrey’s Bay of the Santa Catarina Island for the quality of its waves. For those who do not understand anything about surfing, the beach offers other attractions. The paradisiacal beauty of Ilha do Campeche, for instance, located across from the beach, a soccer game on the Saint-Exupéry aviation field, or even a fishing, are some of the leisure alternatives. At night, Campeche is also an excellent attraction. The huge reflector that illuminates part of the large sand strip in front of the bars only contributes to the partying that extends until late at night. The illumination favors those who enjoy the agitation as well as the fishermen who use the time to remove their nets from the sea – the draggers.

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Armação Beach
The Sant’Anna Church, built by the Armação fishing company, is part of the beach’s history. It was from it that whale harpooners and crewmen confessed and attended the mass before going fishing. Next, the priest would go down to the beach to bless the boats that would sail out to sea. Today, the boats leave there for Ilha do Campeche, one of the most visited islands around Florianópolis. It is also in Armação where one can find one of the most important archeological sites of the State of Santa Catarina.

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Joaquina Beach
Won fame as of the 1970’s, when its waves were discovered by surfers from around the world. Many surf cups began to emerge, highlighting great Catarinense personalities. It is one of the beaches that offers the best tourist facilities, receiving on the hot days of spring and summer a large number of excursion from around Brazil and the world. The agglomerate of rocks situated to the left of the beach, the night illumination and public showers are some of the trademarks of Joaquina. There is a big paid parking lot, toilets, tourist bus parking lot, lifeguards, police station, handicraft shop, bars, restaurant and hotels. In addition to the beach, it is possible to enjoy the most famous dunes in the South of the country as well as sand board. The boards used in this sport can be rented on the spot.

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Praia do Santinho
Almost untouched by man, Santinho Beach is mainly sought by tourists who look for contact with nature, the location’s paradisiacal beauty and tranquility. Surfers are the main visitors and consider Santinho to be the best beach of the North of the Santa Catarina Island. And on the left coast – where bathers do not dare swim that they share space with fishermen to practice sports. Forty kilometers away from the center of Florianópolis, another great attraction of the beach are the stone writings made by hunters, fishermen and collectors of the Island 5 thousand years ago. The name Santinho comes from a human figure engraved on an isolated block of rock.

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FLORIANOPOLIS RESTAURANTS

Cuisine:                 Mediterranean
Hours:                   Daily 7pm-1am; Sat-Sun noon-5pm
Address:                Rua da Amizade 273
Location:               Lagoa, Florianópolis, Around the Island
Reservations:       Reservations required
Phone:                   048/232-6859
Prices:                   Main courses R$39-R$64 (US$16-US$27)
Credit Cards:        DC, MC
Season:                 In low season closed Mon-Tues

By far the best restaurant in Florianópolis, Villa Mangionne is located in a lovely small house overlooking a garden by the lagoon; you literally dine in the owner's living room. The menu includes salads, pastas, steak, and risottos. Make sure you start with one of the salads; the Moroccan salad is a delicious heap of crunchy lettuce hearts topped with toasted almonds, orange slices, and an orange vinaigrette. For a main course, stick with pasta. All are made from scratch with the freshest ingredients. Our favorite is the ravioli de anatra, a freshly made ravioli stuffed with tender duck served in a duck broth seasoned with mushrooms and cream. Also good is the tonnarielli al filetto, pasta served with a generous portion of filet mignon strips flambéed in bourbon. Desserts are equally scrumptious.

Cuisine:                Brazilian, Seafood
Hours:                  Mon-Sat 7pm-midnight
Address:               Rod. Jornalista Manuel de Menezes 2658
Location:              Fortaleza da Barra Florianópolis, Around the Island
Reservations:      Reservations recommended on weekends and in high season
Phone:                  048/3232-7210
Prices:                  Main courses R$35-R$48 (US$15-US$20)
Credit Cards:       MC, V

There's no better place than Bistro Isadora Duncan for a romantic dinner. The lovely antiques-furnished house offers only a handful of tables in the dining room by the fireplace or on the veranda overlooking the lake. The tagline for the kitchen is "cozinha artesanal," which means craftlike cooking. The staff take pride in making dishes from scratch using only the freshest ingredients. The menu is kept fairly small with a handful of seafood and meat dishes. In the land of the prawn you can't go wrong with the camarões abençoados (blessed prawns), served in a creamy Gorgonzola sauce and sautéed potatoes, or the camarões encantados (enchanted prawns), prawns flambéed in orange juice, served with wild rice.

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