Florianópolis Wrecks (Vale Feliz, Pirapó & Rebocador)

Ilha do Arvoredo Marine Reserve

Ilha do Campeche (Florianópolis)

Laje da Jaguaruna

Praia da Sepultura (Bombinhas)

Sacola do Arvoredo

Santa Catarina is Brazil's oyster capital with extensive aquaculture along the coast. Fresh oysters served with lemon and hot sauce, grilled fish, shrimp stews, and the Azorean-influenced cuisine of the island are highlights. Florianópolis restaurants range from casual seafood to fine dining while Bombinhas offers simple beachfront restaurants with excellent fresh catch of the day.

Pousada Vila do Farol

Hotel Costão do Santinho

Pousada dos Golfinhos

Pousada Arvoredo

Santa Catarina is southern Brazil's premier diving destination offering a remarkable variety of underwater environments from granite walls draped in gorgonians to kelp-like Sargassum forests and deep offshore seamounts. Ilha do Arvoredo Marine Reserve features granite walls with schooling fish, groupers, turtles, eagle rays, and occasional manta rays in nutrient-rich waters. Sacola do Arvoredo provides calm bay diving with seahorses, macro life, and excellent night dives. Bombinhas offers Praia da Sepultura with shallow reefs, pipefish, frogfish, and a turtle cleaning station while Ilha do Campeche off Florianópolis features unique Sargassum forests, large stingrays, morays, and archaeological rock inscriptions. The deep offshore Laje da Jaguaruna seamount attracts pelagics, amberjack, and dolphins with southern right whale watching from July to November. Florianópolis adds several accessible wrecks including the Vale Feliz cargo ship and the Pirapó trawler for macro enthusiasts. The combination of marine reserve protection, diverse habitats, and southern Brazil's spectacular coastline makes Santa Catarina an essential diving destination.

Santa Catarina – Florianópolis, Bombinhas & Ilha do Arvoredo