Floripa (3) - Lagoa da Conceição

Floripa (4) - Lagoa da Conceição

View of the Lagoa da Conceição and the dunes of Joaquina beach, at the other side 

In the middle of Santa Catarina Island, just opposite downtown Floripa, in the East part of the Island, there is the scenic Lagoa da Conceição.

View of the Lagoa da Conceição and the dunes of Joaquina beach, at the other side 

The Lagoa is linked to the sea by a channel, which ends in the Barra da Lagoa beach. 

The Lagoa da Conceição

Actually there are two main lagoons, separated by the Avenida da Rendeiras (rendeiras avenue). This neighbourhood has a small centre with some banks, restaurantes, b&b´s, ATM machines, clothes´ and beachwear stores and somme other kinds of commerce. There´s a very nice Havaianas store there, with different kinds of products from this brand to buy. 

This small town locally known as centrinho da Lagoa works as a basis for tourists visiting the Lagoa and its surrounding beaches, Joaquina, Mole and Barra da Lagoa. Local buses and taxis generally go to the bus depot located in this "centrinho da Lagoa" (downtown Lagoa). 

The Lagoa offers Stand Up Paddles and Scuna tours. The water is very hot and isn´t very clean, compared to the seawater surrounding the Island. It is advisable to mind for excessive jellyfishes which may occur during hotter summers.

It is a nice spot to stay, because it is in the middle of the Island and surrounded by the most beautiful beaches, in my opinion. Lagoa has good options of hostels, bed&breafasts, hotels, pousadas and even camping.  There you can stay outside the city, feeling to be truly having vacations and at the same time having some urban ammenities. 

Between Christmas and New Year´s Eve, as well during carnival, the place gets really crowded, with traffic jams; sometimes black-outs can occur, speacially when temperatures rise too much and everybody is using aircon. At those times of the year, it is important to check googlemaps about trafic and estimated times, and be mindful that, in the morning, there will be lots of people trying to get to the beaches and, in the afternoon, the contrary. People may also leave the beaches earlier if there´s rain, what is quite common, by the end of the day, during summer in south Brazil.