ARQUIVO Planet B

The Refuge They Call Floripa

The island of Santa Catarina represents what the European zone of Brazil has best to offer. Epic Atlantic scenarios and a cold sea always crowded by surfers are some of its famous brandmarks. The rest is there, to be discovered. 

Marco C. Pereira and Sara Wong

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How to get there Visit www.kayak.com to check the most adequate flights to Sao Paulo. TAM www.tam.com.br flies regularly to and from Florianópolis for around 180 €.

Documents Passport with more than six months from its expiry date. For most Western countries, visas can be obtained locally.

Currency Brazilian Real (BRL)- Check www.xe.com to get the actual rate.

Time Zone GMT -4.5

Electric Power 120-250V 60 Hz

Official Language Portuguese

When to Go The high season is the Brazilian Summer. This season goes from the end of November to the beginning of March, a time when the temperature reaches easily the 30º and the rains can fall hard but move away fast.

On the Internet http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florianopolis http://wikitravel.org/en/Florianopolis

O Refúgio a que Chamam Floripa