The Region has titles as a “colder destination” in the country, “Cradle of Rural Tourism” and “One of the most panoramic roads in the world”. […]
In times of colder days, Serra Catarinense is one of the most authentic destinations in southern Brazil (and without those attractions fake made to deceive tourists).
Located west of Santa Catarina, the region is made up of 18 cities that transport titles such as the coldest destination in the country, Cradle of Rural Tourism, where it is one of the first agricultural hotels in Brazil and the address of one of the most panoramic roads in the world.
He also has a waterfall that, in some days of the year, blocks in Urupema.
And not long ago that the “national city of the cold” was up to the title. At the beginning of this month, in 2025 there was the first negative temperature in Brazil.
What to do in Santa Catarina Serra
Bom Jardim da Serra It is the Gateway for Serra Catarinense, a municipality 246 km from Florianópolis, the capital of Santa Catarina.
According to the British newspaper The Guardian, it is here that there is one of the 10 most scenographic roads: the Serra Do Rio Do Rastro (SC-390).
The road, between the municipalities of Lauro Müller and Bom Jardim da Serra, is a tortuous stretch of 6 km and 284 curves, towards the coast of Rio Grande do sul. In the upper part, the visitor appears with kiosks, public toilets and parking lots.
Other salient moments are the canyons of the surroundings of Bom Jardim da Serra, like Laranjeiras, 12 km from the city, approximately in the San Joaquim National Park; The funnel, famous for the pointed rock formations; And the Ronda, an easily accessible crack, near the Serra do Rio Do Rastro.
Know more: Tourism.bomjardimdaero.sc.gov.br
Already Lughe220 km from Florianópolis, it is the address of some of the pioneer rural hotels in Brazil and the farms surrounded by stone walls.
The District of Coxilha Rica is the historical and cultural heritage of Serra and receives visitors with experiences such as three -day trekking, in one of the traits of the Rota Dos Tropeiros, the first terrestrial connection between Brazilian southern and south -ests, with passages with centenary farms in the region. Know more: laglasturismo.com.br
Urupema It is known not only as the capital of the Trout of Santa Catarina, but also for its most famous natural attraction: the cascade that freezes. Located 7 km from the center, this 13 -meter high drop of water reaches its freezing point in the days with lower temperatures.
This municipality 212 km from Florianópolis also hosts the Morro Das antennas, a lookout of 1,750 meters above sea level and one of the highest points in the South, from where you can see the panoramic view of the region, whose thermal sensation, say, can reach – 30 ° C. Know more: Tourism.urupema.sc.gov.br
The extremes can be felt in the skin, literally, in Urubic.
This city 175 km from the capital of Santa Catarina, one of the main destinations of Serra, has already recorded one of the lowest temperatures in Brazil, almost – 18 ° C, in 1996, and hosts the highest place in the state, Morro da Boa Vista, 1,823 meters, on the border with the Municipality of Bom Retiro.
The place is also the highest inhabited point in southern Brazil, the Hill Church, 29 km from Urubici, 1,822 meters above sea level. From there you can see the pierced stone, a crack of 30 meters in diameter, in the San Joaquim National Park.
Another culminating point of the destination is the Canyon Espraiado (Canionespraiado.tur.br), a natural attraction at 35 km from Urubici, Adam Waterfall address, which can be seen in the car -cented walking towards the upper natural swimming pools or by track with driving accompaniment at the foot of these 87 meters in fall.
27 km from Urubici is the Serra do Corvo Branco, on the border with the municipality of Grão-Pará, where it is the largest crack on a sandy rock in Brazil, a cut of 90 meters in height.
Only expert drivers should face their dizzying curves. Then leave the car at the entrance of the attraction and walk towards the zigzag of the curves of the road.
Source: Terra
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