Downtown

Downtown is a quarter in Florianopolis, Grande Florianópolis, Santa Catarina. Downtown is situated nearby to the suburb Florianópolis, as well as near the neighborhood Morro da Mariquinha.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Igreja da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco da Penitência, Florianópolis, Brasil and Santa Catarina’s Historical Museum.

Igreja da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco da Penitência, Florianópolis, Brasil

Church

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Igreja da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco da Penitência, Florianópolis, Brasil is a church.

Santa Catarina’s Historical Museum

Museum

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Our Lady of Exile and St. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral, Florianópolis

Church

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The Our Lady of Exile and St. Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral Also Florianópolis Cathedral It is a Catholic church dedicated to Our Lady of the Exile, which functions as the cathedral of the archdiocese of Florianópolis, since its creation on March 19, 1908.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trindade and São José.

Trindade

Suburb

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Trindade is a suburb, which is situated 3 km east of Downtown.

São José

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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.