Barra da Lagoa Florianopolis

Having left the European winter, we were keen to get a few days by the beach in Brazil. Florianopolis is a small island, about 100km long by 40km wide connected by bridge to the mainland. It's a 1 hour flight south west of Sao Paolo and apparently has 42 beaches. We decided on the resort town of Canasvarias where we checked into a nice hotel 1 …

Today was always going to be a bit off a right off after such a late night. Both of us were out of training and havn't been out for a while so we were struggling a little. Elisha was still feeling sick and I was a bit out of it. Elisha woke up and about 9am and just layer there feeling sick all day to she fell asleep again about 2pm. I slept till …

Our first day in the beautiful beach resort of Florianopolis didn´t get off to a great start as we waited two hours for the wrong bus to our hostel. However, our luck turned as we checked in to find that we had our own private room! Not having to endure the snores and ***** of eight other strangers, as well as their questionable bathroom habits was …

Hej vara trogna lasare! Vi ber om ursakt for dalig uppdatering, men vi har sa himla fullt schema varje dag! De ar jobb, moten, stadning... Nej just de, de gor vi ju inte alls, vi ar bara lata. Nu har vi rest ungefar 1 1/2 vecka och nu borjar man komma in i livet i Brasilien. De ar mycket mañana mañana har,  Brasilianare ar …

We had finally arrived in what was going to be our Xmas and NYE hangout for the next 10 days. What better place than Brazil's party island of Floripa. More than 1 million people come to Floripa over NYE!! So it was nice to be arriving before the crowds. Floripa weather is as unpredictable as they came in South America, so we were hoping for a clear …

... by a causeway. After a night in the town centre due to our midnight arrival we headed out to one of the beaches at Barra Da Lagoa. There we bagged a beachfront apartment with great views and for only 40reais a night (9 UK pounds). We stayed here for 5 ...

The boat to Campeche Island left from Barra da Lagoa (R45) at 10am. The boat ride out to the island cruised past Galheta, Praia Mole and Joaquina beaches. The weather wasn't the best - overcast and generally grey. We were given fruit and water along the ...

... of Israel, so it really isn´t that small... We heard from people that the better beach to stay at is the one called ¨Barra Da Lagoa,¨ so, although we read the northern beaches are more touristic, we decided to try our luck. There were two men that ...

Our room with a balcony overlooking the Barra Da Lagoa beach made for a very relaxing 5 days at the Backpackers Sharehouse hostel in Florianopolis. The other travelers staying there as well as the tasty meals put on by the hostel, made for a great end to ...

... samba dancing. They were really going for it...Brazilian girls certainly know how to shake their ass! DAY 4 - spent the day on Barra da Lagoa beach. Hired an umbrella that we ended up sharing with a stray dog for about two hours as he was also looking ...

... broken Spanish spoken with a South African accent, so after switching busses 3 more times we managed to arrive in Barra da Lagoa on the east coast of Ihla de Santa Catarina, Florianopolis. Florianopolis is situated on a picturesque island on the ...

... and I got a chance to try some samba dancing. Apparently the key to Samba is to feel the music and enjoy it. The samba was on the roof of a bar over-looking the beach near the backpackers at Barra da Lagoa; a gorgeous setting for a really fun ...

... , nourriture trop parfaite.. meilleure cafe da Manha, pas chere. Les gens trop cool.. 2. en deux The Backpackers de Barra da Lagoa (Florianopolis) comme hebergement pas comme endroit.. vu la meteo execrable... et pour l endroit Rio, Ipanema... trop bien ...

Today I spent the day sunbathing and bodysurfing all day at Barra da Lagoa.  Had a great time catching waves with all the surfers as my knee was a bit angry from probably yet another bone fragment agrivating my outside medial ...

... trois jours ca m a permis de me remettre gentiment... j ai change d auberge entre temps.. du sud de l ile vers le centre, Barra da Lagoa.. l autre cote du lac.. et de la petite ville de Lagoa... car il y a un grand lac.. voir photos Lagoa.. entre les ...