Sweet Home Floripa just made it easier for you live in Florianópolis.  Click here to see a listing of businesses with the Sweet Home Floripa “Stamp of Approval.”  From dentists and doctors to realtors, to portuguese teachers, lawyers, and schools, Sweet Home Floripa offers a guide to businesses with proven track-records of honesty, friendliness, and competence.  Check out our directory and if you know of someone you want to recommend, please drop us a line.

Acupuncture and Massage

William Bening, M.Sci  L.Ac, is trained in Trigger Point Therapy, acupressure, and  acupuncture. You can contact him via email at Noland3000@gmail.com  or via mobile at (48) 8818-4348.  He attends clients at Centro do Ser, on Canto da Lagoa about a 100 meters from Nave Mae, Rua Laurindo do Januario da Silveira 1408, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.  Tel. 55(48) 3233-5097.

See Sweet Home Floripa article Getting the Kinks Out.

Bed & Breakfasts

Janela de Marcia Website:  http://www.janelademarcia.com, Doutor Alfredo Daura Jorge, 131, Lagoa da Conceição, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.  Tel. 55 (48) 3304-5610 or mobile 55 (48) 9958-1782.

See Sweet Home Floripa article Janela de Marcia:  A Lagoa B&B Just for You.

Charities

Saúde Criança Recontar is a nonprofit organization which supports families with chronically ill children by helping them to pull themselves out of extreme poverty thereby improving their children´s life chances.  Website:  www.recontar.org.br Email:  bebhinn@recontar.org.br.   Tel: 55 (48) 3236-2290.  Mobile:  55 (48) 9149-6429.

See Sweet Home Floripa article Saúde Criança Recontar–Floripa’s Helping Hand.

Dentists

Clinica Arthemisa Email: contato@arthemisa.com.br, R. Pastor Willian R. Schisler Filho, 452, Sala 204, Centro Empresarial Via Norte, Itacorubi, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.  Tel.  55 (48) 3334-5930.

See Sweet Home Floripa article Clinica Arthemisa: High-Tech Dentistry, Brazilian Style.

Garden Stores

O Jardim Secreto. Rodovia Dr. Antonio Luiz de Moura Gonzaga, 4275, Rio Tavares.  Open Monday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m.

See Sweet Home Floripa articles Secret Gardens… and the Secrets of Business in Campeche.

Lawyers

Dr. Carlos Zoéga Coelho at Zoéga Coelho & Advogados Email: carlos@zoegacoelho.com.br, Rua Presidente Nereu Ramos, 19, cj. 208/211, Centro Comercial Irmãos Daux, 88015-010 Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.  Tel: 55 (48) 3223-4729,  55 (48) 3223-4729 Fax: 55 (48) 3322-0483.

See Sweet Home Floripa article Questions about Brazilian Law?  Ask Dr. Carlos Coelho.

Photographers

Mauricio Sampaio is a children’s photographer and lives in Campeche.    Email:  contato@mauriciosampaio.art.br Tel:  55 (48) 9995 5004.  Website:  http://www.mauriciosampaio.art.br/

See Sweet Home Floripa article Floripa Kids–Miro and Eva Barclay Bersi.

Language Schools

 The Language Club.  Email: tlc@thelanguageclub.com.br , Rua Afonso Delambert Neto, 817 Lagoa da Conceição, 88062-000, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.  Tel: 55 (48)3232-1047.  Skype: secretarytlc.  Open from 8:00AM to 8:00PM.

See Sweet Home Floripa article Looking for Portuguese Classes in Floripa?

Portuguese Teachers

Celisa Canto teaches in the center of Lagoa da Conceição. Email: celisacanto@hotmail.com Tel: 55 (48) 9977-1954 or 55 (48)3232-8038.  Website:  www.lagoavirtual.com/learnportuguese.

See Sweet Home Floripa article Celisa Canto: Floripa’s Ambassador for Portuguese and Brazil.

Realtors

Florianópolis–Avenida Campeche 2935, Campeche,  88063-301, SC, Brazil.  Tel.  55 (48) 3238-1001.   Website: http://www.buzzii.com.br/

Porto Alegre–Rua Dona Mimi Moro, 45 Porto Alegre,  90480-050, Brazil.  Tel. 55 (51) 3333- 9006.

Partnering with Zoéga Coelho & Advogados, Welcome Imoveis offers vetted properties for  international and domestic investors.  Website: http://www.welcometofloripa.com/ Email: carlos.welcome@gmail.com. Skype: carloszoegacoelho. Address:  Rua Pres. Nereu Ramos, 19, sl. 208, Centro, 88015-010 Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.  Tel : 55 (48) 3028-7261 or 55 (48) 3028-7261. Mobile: 55 (48) 9912-1000 or 55 (48) 9912-1000.

Francisco Lemos Imóveis assists clients in finding, buying or selling real estate so that they can make sound business deals with maximum security and peace of mind. Our team of qualified professionals provides quality customer service as well as onsite legal advice.  Our priority is to secure the best deals in order to develop a long term relationships with our satisfied customers.  Website:  www.franciscolemos.com.br Email:  francisco@franciscolemos.com.br.   Address: Av. Osmar Cunha, 183, sl. 1103-A, Ceisa Center, Centro,  88015.100, Florianópolis, SC,  Brazil. Tel: 55 (48) 3224-5590.  Mobile:  55 (48) 9119-5590.

Schools

Escola Casa Amarela Email:  casa_amarela@terra.com.br, Servidão Elpidio da Rocha, 200, 88048-398, Rio Tavares, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.  Tel. 55 (48) 3237-4248.

See Sweet Home Floripa article Casa Amarela: The Tranquil Way to Learn.

Escola Sarapiqua Email: atendimento@sarapiqua.com.br, Rodovia Admar Gonzaga, 3855, 88032-000, Itacorubi, Subida do Morro da Lagoa, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil. Tel 55 (48) 3334-3767.