Barra da Lagoa

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Barra da Lagoa
Barra da Lagoa in Brazil
Coordinates: 27°34′41″S48°25′48″W / 27.57806°S 48.43000°W / -27.57806; -48.43000 Coordinates: 27°34′41″S48°25′48″W / 27.57806°S 48.43000°W / -27.57806; -48.43000
Country Brazil
State Santa Catarina
City Florianópolis
Population (2000)
 • Total 4,331
Time zone Brasília time (UTC−03:00)
 • Summer (DST) Brasília summer time (UTC−02:00)

Barra da Lagoa is a small fishing village in the city of Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil. The village is set on the mouth of a tidewater channel that flows in and out of the Island's sizable lagoon, the Lagoa da Conceição. The channel is at the end of a long beach made up of Praia Barra da Lagoa (English:Barra da Lagoa Beach) and Mozambique Beach which form a single 14 km stretch of beach. [1] [2] [3]

Florianópolis Municipality in South, Brazil

Florianópolis is the capital and second largest city of the state of Santa Catarina, in the South region of Brazil. The city encompasses Santa Catarina Island and surrounding small islands, as well as part of the mainland. It has a population of 477,798, according to the 2016 IBGE population estimate, the second most populous city in the state, and the 47th in Brazil. The metropolitan area has an estimated population of 1,111,702, the 21st largest in the country. The city is known for having the country's third highest Human Development Index score among all Brazilian cities (0.847). The city is considered safe by Brazilian standards. In 2014, Florianópolis had the second-lowest incidence of murders of Brazilian capitals.

Santa Catarina (state) State of Brazil

Santa Catarina is a state in the southern region of Brazil. According to the Index of Economic Well-Being calculated between 2002 and 2008, Santa Catarina was the Brazilian state that consistently showed the highest economic well-being in relation to any other state in Brazil.

Lagoa da Conceição District in Santa Catarina, Brazil

Lagoa da Conceição is a district located next to a large lagoon of the same name near the center of Florianópolis, capital city of the state of Santa Catarina, located in the south of Brazil.

Barra da Lagoa is home to a turtle preservation centre operated by Projeto TAMAR. [4]

Projeto TAMAR

The Projeto TAMAR is a Brazilian non-profit organization owned by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation. The main objective of the project is to protect sea turtles from extinction in the Brazilian coastline.

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Praia dos Ingleses

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References

  1. ↑ St Louis, Regis; Chandler, Gary; Clark, Gregor; Gleeson, Bridget; Noble, John; Raub, Kevin; Smith, Paul (2013). "Barra da Lagoa & Around". Lonely Planet Brazil. Lonely Planet. pp. 631–2. ISBN   1742200605.
  2. ↑ "Praia do Moçambique". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  3. ↑ "Barra da Lagoa" (in Portuguese). Prefeitura de Florianópolis. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Florianópolis - SC". Project TAMAR. Retrieved 11 September 2014.



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