Most likely you’ve never heard of Florianopolis, and that’s because it’s the best kept secret of ALL of South America.
Florianopolis, otherwise known as “Floripa” is actually an island right off the coast of Brazil and it’s where all middle class Brazilians – and the best looking Brazilian girls – go to vacation in the summer.
I spent 6 weeks living in Floripa, and this is a review of it as a pickup/seduction destination.
Having travelled all over the Americas, Florianopolis is the single BEST place to meet beautiful women in all of South America.
The upper class and wealthy from all over Brazil visit the paradise island of Florianopolis for vacation, so all the most beautiful women stream into this single place.
How attractive are the girls?
Generally more attractive than what you’ll find in the rest of Brazil, and I’ve been to Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Curritiba. The population tends to be young, like 16 to 30. Generally the body type is thin and tan. Small breasts generally. Not very many Swedish-looking blondes, mostly the girls have that olive-skin Latin look. Some black girls too.
I didn’t see many truly drop dead gorgeous “Perfect 10s” but there are a few around. Most of the women are 7s, 8s, and 9s.
How is the day game?
Large parts of the main city are cut off to cars and are open to pedestrians only, making it an ideal place to run daytime game. Most people take buses too, so it’s easy to meet women just going to and from places on the island.
And there’s little towns all over the island (it’s a big island) and lots of pedestrians and young ladies everywhere you go. Brazil has a younger population than America or Europe, and the island attracts the young and beautiful – so there’s just lots of young women everywhere.
Then there’s the beaches and spectacular surfing – miles and miles of beautiful beaches free from cars and development and home only to thousands of Brazilian women wearing bikinis.
How is the nightlife?
Don’t forget the dozens of bars and clubs all over the island and throughout the different towns.
But actually, I wasn’t always impressed by the nightlife. It didn’t seem like the hottest girls went to these places. For the more upscale venues, expect to pay at least $20 covers and taxis (another $20). The place really shines more for day game.
Extra positives about Florianopolis?
Very little crime. It’s safe and middle class.
Great beaches, great hiking, and outdoor activities. Pretty nature scenery.
I was able to get an apartment for about $600 for the month in a prime location, with AC and with Internet — but book in advance!
People are friendly.
Not many foreigners know about the place, so you’ll have the place to yourself. A few Europeans go there, but almost NO Americans. The whole time I was there I only met one other American.
Any downsides to Florianopolis?
The women speak Portuguese and generally very little English. If you don’t speak Portuguese, you’ll have a TOUGH time meeting women, particularly if you don’t already have your game dialed here in the U.S. or Europe. That’s why I highly suggest you develop great game here FIRST. Download Pimpsleur for Portuguese and do all 90 lessons before coming here.
In winter Floripa is dead, but in summer (December, January, February) the island comes alive. So it’s not a place to live all year round.
The water is COLD! Which makes the place fall a little short of reaching tropical paradise status.
It can get HUMID.
Pretty nice scenery, but not truly tropical paradise. You’d need to go to Costa Rica or Panama for example to get the warm water and super lush colors. But it’s close.
It’s slow to get around unless you pay for Taxis, which are expensive. Otherwise you have to take the buses, which are crowded and slow. The upside is that the buses are full of hot young women.
More expensive than the rest of Brazil, but cheap compared to the U.S. or Europe.
It’s a plus to be a foreigner, but that alone won’t get you laid here. You need to speak some Portuguese and have the balls to approach and act. Otherwise you’ll just be spinning your wheels.
More links
Your friend,
Jesse - Contact me or Leave a comment
You need money to do all of what you say you did.I feel you leave out the fact that if you don’t have the cash you really cannot zip around from place to place and meet women for a year without having lots of money to do so, you need to work at some point down there to pay for everything.Those girls down there can smell a full wallet of cash a mile away so Manuel can be as happy go lucky as he wants but if he has no cash to do anything I find it hard to believe he’s scoring with the type of women in your pics being broke.
If you live cheaply while you’re here in the U.S. and you’re pulling $2,500/month, you can take a year off after saving and go down there. I have a friend who gets by on $500/month, HERE in the U.S. Manuel didn’t have the cash to get a private table at Mangos for instance, but there are plenty of dirt cheap places to go.
Looks like a cool place to visit.
It added to the top of my travel list.
It’s true, many Americans don’t realize how cheaply you can live for months in places like Latin America, especially if you live “close to the ground” (which is way more fun and you meet more local people) rather than expensive Western hotels. I spent 2 months backpacking in South East Asia (Thailand, Cambodia, etc), and had a fantastic time. It cost less per month than living in the US.
I agree, that you can get by cheaply in s. america, but I couch-surfed recently on my trip to Costa Rica, and while the living expenses didn’t compare to living in the states (let’s be real…for the price of a latte, you can pretty much feed yourself for a day), it still cost me about a grand as far as transportation, food, and basic necessities.
Regardless, I enjoy reading your posts, and it’s giving me new ideas for another trip. Keep them coming!
Well I must say that Derek’s advices helped me to improve my relationships with women and I see him as The King. I belive that is a beautifull place because that girls are amazing. And guys please don’t say I CAN’T do this or that…. THAT is the FIRST MISTAKE with women. YOU CAN DO ANYTHING, even have biggest “NOSE”… let them see… and wonder… I am from Serbia and I can make money to go anywhere in the world so don’t whine that you in States can’t do anything to make money… please… have some sence of adventure…
Hello my name is Amir.Iwas bornin Iran but moved to the US when I was 3.I left there when I was 25 and came to Brazil.I´ve been here for 8 years and have been to Floripa from Sao Paulo over 10 times.Florianapolis is my favorite spots in trhe world.Its also very cheap and the food is very good.The women are the best and nicest and the beaches are wonderful.Thats why I´ve dcided to move there next month.For who ever loves women and beaches Floripa is the spot..So if you do decide to come down to Floripa WE´ll be waitng to have a good time.
i like the new look of the website!!
Original post by mattusmaximus
Well, I’m Brazilian and just spent new years in Floripa. It really is an awesome city and the girls are definitely above average compared to the rest of the country. The water is really hot, where did you go to say that it was cold?
well done for this one ok
I plan on going there very soon and the information helped a bunch. You answered all the questions about the food, nightlife, and of course the women.