
Florianópolis
Santa Catarina, Brazil
Municipality of Santa Catarina state, Brazil. It lies in southern Brazil, where winters are genuinely cold and summers are the high season.
Why visit: Fernando de Noronha's protected reefs and turtles, and the forested island coasts off Rio and Santa Catarina.
- ›Book flights and beds early for Fernando de Noronha — visitor numbers are capped
- ›Budget for the environmental preservation fee, which is charged per day
- ›Dive or snorkel; the water clarity is the reason to come
- ›Take cash — island card machines are unreliable
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Best time
April – October for the northeast islands; December – March in the south
Weather
Subtropical with four real seasons, reversed from the northern hemisphere: hot summers of 25–35°C from December to March, and genuinely cold winters from June to August that bring frost inland and occasional snow on the highlands.
Entry fee
Ferries ~₹500 – 2,000; Noronha charges a daily preservation fee plus park entry
Hours
Ferries in daylight
Est. budget
₹3,000 – ₹12,000
Duration
Full day to several days
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Santa Catarina Island
Santa Catarina
Island in Brazil. It lies in southern Brazil, where winters are genuinely cold and summers are the high season.
Mole Beach
Florianópolis
Mole Beach is a notable beach in Florianópolis, Brazil. It lies in southern Brazil, where winters are genuinely cold and summers are the high season.