"This is "Praia do Silveira" (Silveira's Beach).  

"The people here enjoy "sand-boarding" on the Dunes of Siriú."  

"This is "Praia da Ferrugem" (Rust Beach)... "  

"... the beach where people meet."  

"Praia do Rosa" must be visited."  

"Nice!! "  

"That's it, folks!! "  

Tips by GUSTAVO VIVACQUA  

1. Many people rent the houses of the local inhabitants instead of staying at lodgings. It gets cheaper.  

2. The nightlife happens at "Ferrugem" and "Rosa's" beaches, but "Ferrugem" is much more crowded. 

3. A good option is to also visit "Praia da Guarda" and "Farol de Santa Marta" that are nearby. 

4. When the tide is high, check out the good wabes at "Praia da Silveira. 

5. The nightlife begins and ends late. 

6. If you want to rent a house and don't know how, don't worry. When you arrive at the city, there will be a lot kids with papers in their hands written "Aluga-se casa (Houses for rent)". Those kids will take you to see about 20 houses, until you find the best one for you. 

7. Practice the sandboarding on the dunes of Siriú. There you get to rent a board and  have great fun. 

8.  "GAROPABA - Well, in the New Year, Carnival and holidays the local inhabitants houses f or rent get too expensive. There are several estates in SC where you can go to rent houses for up to 10, 15 people. There are several ones at Central Av., in Garopaba. In this beach, the best option is to stay in small lodgings, because the houses are a bit expensive... (more or less R$ 2.500, for 5/6 people). FERRUGEM - This beach is the point of the surf and the most frequented. The beach is small, and it has many houses for rent. The prices are high, but less than Garopaba. One can rent a house for about 8 people for R$ 1.500,00.  But it is better not to arrive too near the holiday, because the beach gets full quickly. ROSA - This, in my opinion, is the most beautiful place of Garopaba. It is about 15 km before the entrance of Garopaba, in Ibiraquera. The place is so peaceful, it has beautiful beaches, cheaper rents, more beautiful people and a lot of surf!! To have an idea, there are two points, one of south wind (waves of more or less 8 feet) and a pick of North (waves of more or less 6/7 feet)... it is awesome!! It is easy to rent houses there and Lodgings are more expensive. It is adviseable to speak to the local residents... there are also good options for the nightlife, but it is much more calmer than "Ferrugem". " tip from Letícia Colombo - Porto Alegre 

9. "Well, my tip is on "Praia da Guarda", in SC. The place is great, and to accommodate for a friendly price it is ok to arrange it when you arrive there. It's easy to find there lodgings with collective kitchen, for prices totally negotiable. It is worthwhile to seek houses also. The nightlife happens on the streets and it begins at two o'clock in the morning, for that you can rest a bit before it... " tip from Carla  

10. "The site is great, but it has an unforgivable flaw: Ibiraquera, Rosa and Ouvidor are not in Garopaba - they are in Imbituba... (I'm complaining because I am from imbituba...). Maybe it would be good to open a link to Imbituba... Kisses! " tip from Giorgia - Imbituba (SC)  

11. "In spite of the beach of Barra to be just 100m of it distances from Ferrugem, there is a river that separates them and you would have to cross it every time you go to Ferrugem. The course Barra/Ferrugem made by car, is awful, because it ends up being too far. The people from Barra is older and they even complained about the noise that we made in the Carnival, so,  if you want to enjoy parties and heavy nightlife, stay at Ferrugem." tip from Camilla Guimarães Rio de Janeiro

12. "At Ferrugem, the nightlife is very good, there is a bungie jump at the street and you don't get to pay to enter the places! There is a LOT of beautiful and in need women." tip from Vinícius RJ