Double Double Toil and Trouble

Florianopolis is a city on an island. The city is located south of the crowds of Rio, the tours of the Amazon, and the business of Sao Paulo. Floripa, as the locals say, is a surf haven that has artfully dodged the spotlight. Surfers come from around the world to take their pick of over 40+ beaches. Adrenaline junkies hang glide in the jungle canopies of the mid-island. Fishermen casting nets out for today’s catch of the day are scattered across the shoreline and make sure you try the oysters here--they are a special delicacy. A night in Florianopolis would be incomplete without a full stomach of seafood, a couple of sandy Dados, a bonfire under the stars and a few of Floripa’s legends of witches. Many of the island’s fisherman pass down tales of witches that have stolen boats and live among them.  You saw those rocks on Praia de Itaguaçu a mile over? There were witches that didn’t invite the devil to a party and when he found out, they were turned to stone. In fact, before you move here you must be sure to ask their permission in order to live peacefully. Today, they may only be witch-y ghost stories but the Ilha da Magia is spellbinding to most who pass through.