Updated November 10, 2026. Indicative score. Weights: entertainment 11.73% (destinations and venues within 50 km); bars 3.73%; safety 15% with a penalty; water at country level; land price per m² = official source (ITBI, Terracap, registries, valuations) or listings with a caveat · coverage 100%
Florianópolis has an indicative score of 6.89/10 in the Brazil ranking of Onde Viver Bem, updated November 10, 2026. The strongest published variables are Beach / mountains (10.00), Mild climate (9.50) and Water (8.86); the weakest are Safety (3.91), Bars (5.16) and Sun (5.44). The scores are indicative. Cost of living and the land price per m² are not part of the score. Some figures on this page are estimates and carry the “estimated” badge.
Florianópolis. Photo: Herr stahlhoefer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
air: not in the WHO database — modelled NATIONAL average; safety: feeling of safety at national level only (Gallup); estimated: robbery (median of comparable cities)
Land price per m²
R$ 1,373/m²P25–P75 R$ 1,036–R$ 2,608 · n=26
· small sample
plot listings (asking price) — no open ITBI data; listings with a caveat
Note: asking price in a listing (not a transaction). The sample is typically from the first page; neighbourhoods are mixed; n < 30 = small sample.
Score breakdown
Each criterion's score, its weight in the total and the raw figure, linked to its source.
raw: 12.73 per 100k pop. · 40% violent deaths (log 30→0, 0.5→10 per 100k) + 30% city robbery ÷ country average (log 5×→0, 0.5×→10) + 30% share who feel safe at night (lin 30%→0, 95%→10); any part without data: weights renormalized
Composite safety: violent deaths 12.7 per 100k → 2.1 (weight 40%) · ESTIMATED robbery 1.00× the country average (median of comparable cities; range 0.38–1.77×) → 7.0 (weight 30%) estimated · 51.0% feel safe walking alone at night (Brazil (national), 2024) → 3.2 (weight 30%).
Estimate: ESTIMATE (not a measurement): no local robbery statistic collected. City÷country ratio = median of the 10 Brazilian cities with measured robbery (1.00×; P25–P75 range 0.38–1.77×). Base: Belo Horizonte 1.10, Brasília 0.58, Campinas 1.75, Campos do Jordão 0.00, Curitiba 0.28, Porto Alegre 0.89, Recife 4.04, Rio de Janeiro 4.33, São Paulo 1.78, Vitória 0.31.
raw: 5.0 km · beach: distance log 5 km→10, 150 km→0; mountains: richness of nature leisure (mean of the top 3 of 4 counts, 50 km) × access (1 up to 15 km → 0 at 150 km, log), 0 with no relief; score = min(10, max(beach, mountains) + 0.3·min)
raw: 2870.0 active businesses (CNPJ) · Average of two mapping sources, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (Overture count ÷ K, K = median Overture/OSM ratio across the 39 cities: 2.57 within 2 km, 3.41 in the municipality); each source: 50% log1p(count within 2 km), 1000→10 + 50% log1p(per 10k pop.), 30→10. Brazil: 50% of that score + 50% log1p(CNPJ per 10k pop. ÷ K), 30→10
raw: 840.0 active businesses (CNPJ) · Average of two mapping sources, OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps (Overture count ÷ K, K = median Overture/OSM ratio across the 39 cities: 2.48 within 2 km, 3.20 in the municipality); each source: 50% log1p(count within 2 km), 500→10 + 50% log1p(per 10k pop.), 10→10. Brazil: 50% of that score + 50% log1p(CNPJ per 10k pop. ÷ K), 10→10
raw: 43.0 count of OSM objects · log1p(count), 150→10
The city
Florianópolis, colloquially known as Floripa, is the capital of the Brazilian state of Santa Catarina, in the country's South region. It is also nicknamed the "Island of Magic", after the folk tales of witches and magical creatures said to live on the island, popularized by the writer Franklin Cascaes. It is one of Brazil's three island capitals, whose metropolitan areas fully include islands off the Brazilian Atlantic coast; most of the municipality lies on Santa Catarina Island.
English rendering of the Portuguese Wikipedia summary linked below. Source: wikipedia_pt. Wikipedia revision 73398181 (2026-11-08T17:01:53Z).
Taxation
ITBI; no official local rate collected yet (we do not invent the figure). GAP: rate found only in secondary sources (sometimes conflicting); to be confirmed in the law or on the city's page
IPTU; no official local rate collected yet (we do not invent the figure). GAP: progressive tables by assessed value/use; to be collected from municipal law
Frequently asked questions
What is the Onde Viver Bem score for Florianópolis?
Florianópolis has an indicative score of 6.89/10 in the Brazil ranking, updated November 10, 2026. Cost of living is not part of the score.
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the score for Florianópolis?
The strongest published variables are Beach / mountains (10.00), Mild climate (9.50) and Water (8.86); the weakest are Safety (3.91), Bars (5.16) and Sun (5.44).
Does cost of living or the land price per m² enter the score?
No. Cost of living and the land price per m² appear on the page but are not part of the score. See the methodology.
How is the score calculated?
It is an indicative 0–10 quality-of-life index, with 13 variables and published weights. Safety has a 15% weight and, when local data exist, a lethal-violence penalty may cap the total. The full method is on the methodology page.
Are any figures on this page estimates?
Yes. Some values are documented estimates, labelled with the “estimated” badge in the technical notes. The method is explained in the Estimates section.
Informational content and indicative scores. This is not advice on investing, immigration, buying property or choosing a career. Every metric cites its source; cost of living is not part of the score.
