Michael Tyler

Most people come here for the beach,the best in Florianopolis.

It’s a lot longer than this.

Women
Yes, there are some in Brazil.

Not many on this beach though. Seemed to be infested with surfers.

Have two options:

Accommodation in the city.
Accommodation on the beach – Bara de Lagoa – at the estuary to one of the lakes.

Not a stinky polluted muddy affair but a sparkly blue cristal clear version.
There are fish in it.

Wildlife
Perhaps that is one of the things you notice in south America, how much wildlife is still in the sea and sand air and land.

Some blokes come to the beach later on and catch razor back eels.
The whole village turns out at the peir to watch the blokes fishing for eels.

Fishing
Some have rods.
Some use nets which they cast out and let sink to the bottom catching on the way down.
When they catch, they smash the eels heads on a rock or stamp on them.

I have got a picture.

These are not eels.

You may have noticed.

These are the little fish which the eels try and catch.

Florianopolis is an island 180km in length, 60km wide made up of a couple of freshwater lakes and some of the best Atlantic surf to be had on the south coast.

There are many surfers here.

Two
Arrive in bus station ’bout two in the afternoon.

Am approached by two Brazillians trying to get me to take accoms.

Change some cash. ARG$ to BRA$, rates are bad.

Banking Brazil
Most banks in Brazil won’t accept either Visa or Mastercard.

They are not part of an international network.

This makes taking cash out a hit and miss affair.

Honk Kong Shanghia are usually a sage option accepting Maestro,stitch Visa and Whatever.