Florianopolis SC Brazil - 'Magic Island'

We are at the top of the hill where the television stations (masts) are situated, giving us a wonderful view of the Hercilio Luz bridge which is the suspension bridge directly in front of the camera and the modern bridge to the left of that which takes the traffic from the mainland over to this side which is Santa Catarina Island.

The more expensive commerce district is directly in front here and the less expensive and more of an area where people reside would be across the water.

It's a beautiful day with temperatures surely up near the 90's Fahrenheit, with the Cicadas, the sound of the Cicadas directly below us in this forest preserve.........
.........and here we are on the island side of Florianopolis gazing at the now condemned Hercilio Luz suspension bridge which is the longest such construction in Brazil based on the same design as the San Francisco bridge.

To the left, as the camera pans around is the Colombo Sales bridge which is the modern replacement, taking vehicular traffic from the mainland, people coming to work over on this commerce side of Florianopolis and conversely traffic returning in the evening........

......and directly in the middle between both bridges is a fishery where many species of fish and sardines surely are caught and then probably marketed there and packaged for the industry.
( Rich Valentine - Webmaster)

Information from Wikipedia

Florianópolis (nicknamed Floripa) is the capital city of Santa Catarina State in southern Brazil. It is composed of one main island, the Island of Santa Catarina (Ilha de Santa Catarina), a continental part and the surrounding small islands. It has a population of 406,564, according to a 2006 Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics estimate. The metropolitan area has an estimated population of 821,552.

The economy of Florianópolis is heavily based on Information technology, tourism and services. The city has 42 beaches and is a center of surfing activity. Newsweek placed Florianópolis in the "Ten most dynamic cities of the world" list. Veja magazine, a Brazilian publication, named the city as "the best place to live in Brazil." As a result of this publicity, Florianopolis is growing as a second home destination for many Paulistas, Argentines, U.S. citizens and Europeans.

Most of the population lives on the island's northern half. The southern half is less inhabitated. Many small commercial fishermen populate the island. The fishing boats, the lacemakers, the folklore, the cuisine and the colonial architecture contribute to the growing tourism and attract resources that compensate for the lack of any large industry. Villages immersed in tradition and history, such as Santo Antônio de Lisboa and Ribeirão da Ilha still resist the advances of modernity.
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