Considered by many locals and tourists who visit as having a unique beauty, endowed with strong lines of Azorean culture, observed in the buildings, crafts, folklore, culinary and religious traditions, Florianópolis has in tourism one of its main sources of income.

Among the tourist attractions of the capital should be highlighted at present, besides the beaches, the places where they settled the first Azorean immigrant communities, such as Ribeirão da Ilha, Lagoa da Conceição, Santo Antonio de Lisboa and the very historic city center