“Florianopolis is the hottest beach resort in South America right now”

This time a raving article on Florianopolis in the Australian Times:

If Floripa is a potential Punta del Este, the centre of the “scene” is Lagoa da Conceicao, a village set around the main lagoon in the heart of the island, beneath the wooded hills. Kite surfers skim the glassy water, dodging wooden boats ferrying tourists to seafood restaurants on the far shores, and the sidewalks have the air of a hip southern Californian beach town: bustling surf shops, trendy coffee bars and an excellent gourmet “kilo restaurant” called Um Rosa, where regulars pile up huge portions of fresh fish, mussels, salads and organic meats from a buffet bar for 22 Brazilian reais ($A12.70) a kilo.