'''Sao Francisco do Sul''' [http://www.saofranciscodosul.com.br/] is the oldest city in Santa Catarina and the third oldest in Brazil. Situated on the island of Sao Francisco, it lies just west of Joinville and 200km north of Florinopolis.

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Centro: The historic centre of the town offers an excellent demonstration of Portuguese architecture, preserved by Brazil_fs heritage trust.

Museu Nacional do Mar: tells the history of Brazillian navagation through replica model ships, included a replica of the ship in which the navagator Amyr Klink sailed across the Atlantic from Africa.

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Boats leave regularly from the city centre to see the diverse islands of Baiada Babitonga (situated between Sao Francisco do Sul and Joinville

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