South · Island, highlands and canyons
Florianópolis gives the cluster an easy coastal gateway, Urubici moves inland into Santa Catarina’s high country, and Aparados da Serra with Cambará do Sul continues into Brazil’s dramatic southern canyon landscapes.
Why these places belong together
The destinations belong together because the landscape changes step by step rather than abruptly. Florianópolis combines island city life and coast, Urubici introduces cooler mountain roads and escarpments, and Aparados da Serra carries that highland character into the deep canyons on the Santa Catarina–Rio Grande do Sul border.
Places in this cluster
These destinations are editorially grouped because they have strong, useful connections and make sense to understand as one travel area or experience.
A southern island city mixing dozens of beaches, surfing, lagoons, seafood, nightlife and Atlantic Forest.
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High plateaus, escarpments, waterfalls and cold-weather culture complete the mountain route across southern Santa Catarina.
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Brazil’s great southern canyon country: sheer Atlantic Forest cliffs, highland weather and big walking days around Cambará do Sul.
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