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Florianópolis

American  
[flawr-ee-uh-nop-uh-lis, flohr-, flaw-ryuh-naw-poo-lees] / ˌflɔr i əˈnɒp ə lɪs, ˌfloʊr-, ˌflɔ ryəˈnɔ pʊˌlis /

noun

  1. a seaport in and the capital of Santa Catarina state, on an island off the southern coast of Brazil.


Florianópolis British  
/ floriəˈnɔpulis /

noun

  1. a port in S Brazil, capital of Santa Catarina state, on the W coast of Santa Catarina Island. Pop: 884 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Florianópolis has strong Portuguese roots, so the food has that influence with a Brazilian twist.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

It was 22 weeks and two days when she sought an abortion at a hospital in Florianópolis, the state capital.

From Washington Post • Jul. 2, 2022

Other major cities such as Olinda, São Luís and Florianópolis have also canceled their Carnival events in the last 24 hours.

From New York Times • Jan. 5, 2022

Three of the deaths occurred in Tijucas, a coastal city on the outskirts of Florianópolis, capital of Santa Catarina.

From Washington Times • Jul. 1, 2020

“It provokes nausea and vomit,” José de Lima, a retired Brazilian living in Florianópolis in the South of the country, wrote on his Facebook page.

From The Guardian • Jan. 5, 2018

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