Praia Grande, Santa Catarina

Praia Grande
Municipality
The Municipality of Praia Grande
Irineu Bornhausen Street in downtown Praia Grande.
Seal
Location of Praia Grande
Coordinates: 29°11′49″S49°57′00″W / 29.19694°S 49.95000°W / -29.19694; -49.95000
Country	Brazil
Region	South
State	Santa Catarina
Founded	July 19, 1958
Government
• Mayor	João José de Matos (PMDB)
Area
• Total	278.576 km2 (107.559 sq mi)
Elevation	45 m (148 ft)
Population  (2020 [1] )
• Total	7,312
• Density	25.4/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-3 (UTC-3)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-2 (UTC-2)
HDI (2000)	0.763 – medium [2]
Website	www.praiagrande-sc.gov.br

Hot air ballooning in Praia Grande

Praia Grande is the southernmost municipality in the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina. Despite its name (which means Great Beach in Portuguese), the city is landlocked.

The nearby canyons, which include Serra Geral National Park and Aparados da Serra National Park, make it a destination for hot air ballooning activities. ^[3] On 21 June 2025, a hot air balloon crashed in the city, killing 8 of the 21 people on board. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. IBGE 2020
2. - UNDP
3. Pacheco, John (21 June 2025). "Oito pessoas morrem em queda de balão que pegou fogo em Praia Grande (SC)" [Eight people die in hot air balloon crash that caught fire in Praia Grande (SC)]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
4. Pina, Rute; Lukiv, Jaroslav (21 June 2025). "At least eight dead in hot air balloon accident in Brazil". BBC .
5. Mendonca, Duarte; Brennan, Eve (21 June 2025). "At least 8 dead after hot air balloon accident in southern Brazil". CNN . Retrieved 21 June 2025.