SC · South · State capital
Population: 598,370 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Florianópolis, colloquially known as Floripa, is the capital of the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, in the South Region of the country. Florianópolis is also nicknamed the “Island of Magic”, due to its folkloric tales and stories of witches and magical creatures said to inhabit the island, popularized by the writer Franklin Cascaes. It is one of the three island capitals of Brazil, whose respective metropolitan regions encompass entirely islands located along the Brazilian coast of the Atlantic Ocean, with most of the municipality located on Santa Catarina Island.
The city has an estimated population of 587,486 inhabitants, according to the 2025 demographic census of the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). It is the second most populous municipality in the state, after Joinville, the 5th most populous in the South Region, after Curitiba, Porto Alegre, Joinville and Londrina, and the 39th most populous in Brazil. The metropolitan region has an estimated population of 1,356,861 inhabitants, the 21st largest in the country. Florianópolis covers an area of 674.844 km², placing it 29th among the municipalities of Santa Catarina by territorial extension.
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Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).
0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
SC average (14 cities): 96 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
4.51 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
68.4 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
SC average (3 cities): 47 · All 36 cities: 46
Asking rent (BRL/m²)
Higher rent Shown as a band among the 36 cities with rent data (thirds). See the source for exact prices.
Source: Índice FipeZAP de Locação Residencial · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Proprietary
SC average (14 cities): 49 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
532.46 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
6,312.5 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
SC average (14 cities): 42 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
3.39 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
8.31 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
SC average (14 cities): 61 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
5.1 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6.2 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
SC average (14 cities): 77 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
52.2 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
98.39 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
SC average (14 cities): 70 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
8.1 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
4,242 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Hercílio Luz (SBFL), 8 km in a straight line · 4,242 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Mild Average temperature: 21.5 °C (Average temperature below 22 °C (72 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 29.4 | 29.5 | 28.7 | 26.9 | 24.0 | 21.9 | 21.1 | 21.8 | 22.4 | 24.2 | 26.1 | 28.3 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 21.6 | 21.7 | 20.7 | 18.7 | 15.7 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 15.4 | 17.5 | 18.8 | 20.5 |
| Rain (mm) | 241 | 198 | 180 | 116 | 126 | 86 | 101 | 93 | 147 | 153 | 147 | 177 |
Weather station Florianópolis, 7 km away · climate normals 1991-2020 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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