small city of 350,000 people located in the state of Santa Catarina
http://www.brazilskyscrapers.hpg.com.br/cities/florianopolis/013.jpg
http://www.brazilskyscrapers.hpg.com.br/cities/florianopolis/014.jpg
http://www.brazilskyscrapers.hpg.com.br/cities/florianopolis/067.jpg

i gave her an 8

4.5

No skyline... lots of buildings though.

yeah, not really anything.

5/10

yeh it is a very low short skyline :D
all hotels for the beach.

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not one of those are hotels. They are all residential buildings for the inhabitants of the city. And thats hardly a beach, cuz its turned towards mainland, so it looks more like a lake. Most hotels and famous beaches are on the rest of the island.

Besides, there are no pics there of the downtown. The real downtown would be the part of the city directly in front of the two bridges...

even way, the strenght of Floripa is not on the buildings... but on the quality of life, wich is the better place to live in Brasil. GREAT city to live indeed. Amazing beaches all around the city. Great blonde women also :)

Actually the best capital :D

Well, downtown part of Fpolis is more historical, tight streets, looks european, portuguese, but the main attractions in floripa are:

- Lagoa da Conceição
- Morro da Cruz (I think this is its name, u can see Lagoa da Conceição)
- Joaquina, Jurerê Internacional, Ingleses beaches...
- Ponte Hercílio Luz (ponte = bridge)
- Its life quality.

Florianópolis is the fastest growing city in Santa Catarina State, has mainly tourist industry (different from blumenau for example). Many ppl go there to either:
- University (UFSC, Public one)
- Life Quality
- Its beaches

It's getting known as the "Cidade Maravilhosa do Sul" (Southern Wonderful City, regarding Rio), but because of this freaking growth, the city is getting a bit violent and you can already see a slum :(

But it's a VERY VERY VERY nice city, I LOVE it and I like to go there whenever I can (rarely :( ).

but regarding beaches, I still preffer Guarda do Embaú or Garopaba...

It's a wall. There is no focal point, there is no height differences as well. This is why height limits fuck cities up the ass, you end up with this. I like the highway on the beach, that's pretty cool. Must be cool to drive down it, with the ocean on one side, endless buildings on the other. It's not too terribly bad. I give it a 6.5/10.

http://fsc.ufsc.br/~reiner/map1.gif

of these beaches, I have already been at Canasvieiras, Cachoeira, Lagoinha, Ponta das Canas, Ingleses, Jurere, Praia Brava and Campeche.
http://fsc.ufsc.br/~reiner/map2.gif

http://www.edugraf.ufsc.br/floripa/imagens/fig001.gif

http://www.edugraf.ufsc.br/floripa/imagens/fig010.gif

http://www.edugraf.ufsc.br/floripa/imagens/fig028.gif

http://www.jesuitas.hpg.ig.com.br/imagem/jesuitas/obras/colcatarinenseSC.jpg

http://www.portaldailha.com.br/cartoes/fotos/003.jpg

http://www.portaldailha.com.br/cartoes/fotos/004.jpg

http://www.portaldailha.com.br/cartoes/fotos/013.jpg

http://www.portaldailha.com.br/cartoes/fotos/014.jpg

http://www.portaldailha.com.br/cartoes/fotos/015.jpg

http://www.portaldailha.com.br/cartoes/fotos/017.jpg

http://www.portaldailha.com.br/galeria/recantos-um/foto6.jpg

http://www.portaldailha.com.br/galeria/recantos-um/foto9.jpg

http://www.portaldailha.com.br/galeria/recantos-um/foto18.jpg

http://www.portaldailha.com.br/galeria/recantos-um/foto19.jpg

http://www.portaldailha.com.br/galeria/recantos-um/foto16.jpg

http://www.portaldailha.com.br/galeria/recantos-quatro/foto11.jpg

http://www.portaldailha.com.br/galeria/recantos-quatro/foto13.jpg

http://www.portaldailha.com.br/galeria/recantos-quatro/foto17.jpg

http://www.portaldailha.com.br/galeria/recantos-tres/foto1.jpg

http://www.portaldailha.com.br/galeria/recantos-tres/foto3.jpg

http://www.portaldailha.com.br/galeria/recantos-tres/foto7.jpg

http://www.portaldailha.com.br/galeria/recantos-tres/foto19.jpg

great pics AcesHigh!

Flori has a good life quality.

6/10

Florianopolis:

http://www.digitalphotocontest.com/getphoto.aspx?pid=117763

Source (http://www.digitalphotocontest.com/photodisplay.asp?photoid=117763)

:puke: 3 or less... I would give it a 1.0/10... but the poll doesn't have the option. :D

X-seed, you are hillarious(LOL)

Well I agree that the skyline isnt that tall.....
but Florianopolis is one of the nicest cities to live in all of Latin America and the place is very beautiful-in fact, I have a beach house in Canasvieiras(A beach there) and I would love to move there permanently one day.

Wow... The waterfront reminds me of Tokyo!! So dense at certian parts yet not really tall!! :cool:

6/10

7/10

for the number of buildings and the city which is amazing.

The city is beautifull, although it doesn´t have a skyline 7/10

many buildings but rather poor skyline :(
4.5/10

Lots of buildings with the same height in the first pic

I actually thinking of Macau when i first saw all these pics .. the size looks very similar except Macau has taller buildings only

6.5/10

Beautiful sounding name. Wow, lots of mid-sized bldgs. The area looks really nice. I gave the skyline a 5.5. Still looking forward to viewing more Latin American cities as I work up the poll. Thanks.

Looks better than the average Brazilian skyline. I give it a 7/10.

Lot of buildings but rather boring skyline. 6/10

Rather poor skyline. 3.5/10.

7.5/10

8/10!!

I like that road.

8/10

Can't you build any higher? lol, ok, but looks more like a wall to me 5/10

5/10.

7/10 Latin american Mid Rises Look nice

7/10

The city looks good but the skyline is poor. 6/10

6.5/10 Nice organization but nothing to brag about the skyline

8/10- very well-developed for its pop, nice density, and use of topography.

8/10

8/10 :)

6/10

6.5/10

Fpolis

the typical nice brazilian skyline... 7.0

http://baixaki.ig.com.br/imagens/wpapers/BXK301_florianopolis-ponte-hercilio-luz800.jpg
Hercilio Luz Bridge.1

http://emc.ufsc.br/~nogueira/Fotos/Completas/Ponte.jpg
Hercilio Luz Bridge.2

http://www.delbianco.com.br/site_janeiro/ing/imagens/destinos/ENTRADA_florianopolis.jpg
A square in the old downtown

http://emc.ufsc.br/~nogueira/Fotos/Completas/Florianopolis%20a%20noite.jpg
Nightscape

http://www.zanioloimoveis.com.br/images/florianopolis/florianopolis.jpg

http://mapas.geographicguide.net/brasil/santa-catarina.jpg
The State and its island capital

http://mapas.geographicguide.net/brasil/florianopolis.jpg
Beira-mar Avenue

http://www.abn.com.br/florianopolis/Torres%20do%20Mercado%20Publico.jpg
Public Market

http://www.zaluski.com.br/imagens/inicial/Imagem-2.jpg
An Avenue

a capital do melhor estado do brasil!! Santa catarinaaa!!!!
10/10

the capital of the best state in brazil!!! Santa Catarina!!!!

5/10

7/10

7/10

7/10

Not tall but dense, average for its size 6/10

6/10

http://img202.exs.cx/img202/8866/floripaair27py.jpg

8.5/10

6/10

8/10

I really like that bridge. 7/10

7/10

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3316/3654855089_d9a8d56af1_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3303/3655655394_70888251cd_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2426/3654859415_84c7d8008d_o.jpg

6.5/10

Very preaty city!, I love coast cities!, 7.5

8/10

7,5/10

5/10

8.5/10

8. Good. Regards.

8/10

8/10

8/10

8/10

http://i063.radikal.ru/1001/05/669999fceeda.jpg

7.5/10

8/10