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Florianópolis, Brazil

About Florianópolis, Brazil:

Florianópolis is the capital of southern Brazil’s Santa Catarina state, made up mostly of 33 mile (54km) long Santa Catarina Island. It’s famous for its beaches, including popular resort areas such as Praia dos Ingleses at the island’s northern tip. Its Lagoa da Conceição, a saltwater lagoon, is popular for windsurfing and boating. The Pedro Ivo Campos Bridge connects the island to a mainland commercial district.

Catholic places of interest in Florianópolis, Brazil:

Florianópolis has many Catholic churches, we highlight two of them here.

Church of Our Lady of Exile

Metropolitan Cathedral of Florianópolis

Traveling to Florianópolis, Brazil:

By air: Florianópolis has an international airport, Florianópolis–Hercílio Luz International Airport (IATA: FLN, ICAO: SBFL), is also called Floripa Airport.

Currently, there are 10 airlines that fly to Florianópolis, including American Airlines, Air Candada, British Airways and Delta Airlines, partnering with GOL (Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes S.A.), one of the local airlines in Brazil.

By ship: Several major cruise line visit Florianópolis. Cruise ships dock at the main port (Terminal de Passageiros do Porto de Florianópolis), which is located close to the city’s historic center on Santa Catarina Island.

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