This place is a little haven on the otherwise over-touristed island of Florianopolis; it's on one of the less-visited beaches in the southeast corner, with little in the way of services. While you won't quite have the beach all to yourself, even in the off-season, it is a pleasant 30 minute walk to a very empty beach with no road... more

Praia Brava is very interesting not only as a beach scenery but also as an architectural and urban planning solution. The site, located at the northeast most point of the Island of Santa Catarina, is divided by a wide avenue that separates two groups of pretty large condominiums: some that are beach front and others touch the rain forest on... more