Florianópolis
Florianópolis is a coastal city in southern Brazil, the capital of the state of Santa Catarina. Most of the city's area consists of the island of Santa Catarina, connected to the mainland by two bridges, and only a small part of the island can really be called urban—the rest is full of gorgeous beaches and nature, including a large lagoon.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hercílio Luz Bridge and Estádio Orlando Scarpelli.
Hercílio Luz Bridge
Photo: Rodrigo Soldon, CC BY 2.0.
The Hercílio Luz Bridge, located in Florianópolis, the capital city of Santa Catarina State in southern Brazil, is the first bridge constructed to link the Island of Santa Catarina to the mainland.
Estádio Orlando Scarpelli
Stadium
Photo: bagagem fotografica, CC BY 2.0.
The Estádio Orlando Scarpelli is a football stadium inaugurated on May 27, 1961 in Estreito neighborhood, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, with a maximum capacity of 19,584 spectators.
Teatro Álvaro de Carvalho
Theater building
Photo: Eugenio Hansen, OFS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Teatro Álvaro de Carvalho is a theater building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include São José and Trindade.
São José
Photo: Madrerosa, Public domain.
São José is a city of 270,000 people in the Grande Florianópolis region of Santa Catarina. The city was mainly settled by Azoreans, and has been populated since the 18th century. This article also covers the neighboring city of Palhoça.
Florianópolis
- Type: Suburb with 509,000 residents
- Also known as: “Centro”, “Florianopolis”, “Nossa Senhora do Destêrro”, and “Sede”
- Category: locality
- Location: Santa Catarina, South, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-27.5932° or 27° 35′ 35″ southLongitude
-48.5439° or 48° 32′ 38″ westPopulation
509,000Elevation
179 metres (587 feet)Open location code
584HCF44+PCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1426302212OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
6323121
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Florianópolis” goes by many names.
- French: “Florianópolis”
- German: “Florianópolis”
- Portuguese: “Floripa”
- Portuguese: “fpolis”
- Spanish: “Florianópolis”
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