Rock carvings
On the headland.
Amanda Likes — CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tarcísio de Paula Salgado — CC BY-SA 3.0 · Herr stahlhoefer — Public domain · Herr stahlhoefer — Public domain · Herr stahlhoefer — Public domain
Praia do Santinho lies in the north of Florianópolis island between Ingleses and Moçambique, about 2 km long and quieter than the better-known beaches. Its waves are strong and high, so surfers make up most of its visitors. Its name, «little saint», comes from a rock carving said to look like a saint. On the headland rocks between it and Ingleses are engravings and stone-tool workshops left by the shell-mound builders, the sambaqui people, about 5,000 years ago.
On the headland.
Strong waves.
Fewer visitors.
North-east of Santa Catarina Island, Florianópolis
From a rock carving said to resemble a saint; the nearby rocks hold engravings about 5,000 years old.