Florianopolis | city, capital city of state/province/region, municipality

Brazil / Santa Catarina / Florianypolis /
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Florianópolis (nicknamed Floripa) is the capital city of Santa Catarina State in southern Brazil. It is composed of one main island, the Island of Santa Catarina (Ilha de Santa Catarina), a continental part and the surrounding small islands. It has a population of 406,564, according to a 2006 IBGE estimate. The metropolitan area has an estimated population of 821,552.

The Hercílio Luz International Airport serves the city. Florianópolis is home to the Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (Federal University of Santa Catarina).

From the New York Times - Published: January 11, 2009
Party Destination of the Year -
The Place to Be: Florianópolis, Brazil
travel.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/travel/11party.html
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florianópolis
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   27°36'34"S   48°28'54"W

Comments

  • This city is near the landfall site of South America's only hurricane in the last 100 years; Cyclone Catarina. Reading about the storm's history is pretty interesting.