Camboriú triples its coastal strip to attract tourism

The summer countdown has started and some destinations in Brazil have already started to finalize their preparations. This is the case with the Central beach of Camboriú, in the state of Santa Catarina, which will expand its strip of sand to triple the current surface area of ​​the southern Brazilian seaside resort.

The announcement was made on Wednesday by the Brazilian Institute of Tourism (Embratur), which specified that the work will represent a $ 13 million investment.

“The aim of this work is that at the end of October, before the start of the summer season in South America, the strip of sand has widened. 25 to 70 meters wide“, we told the local government.

Meanwhile, progress is being made by 13 cameras, which transmit images of the work in real time to the novapraiacentral.com.br site. This way, tourists who visited Camboriú even before the pandemic will be able to recognize the beaches in the city center.

According to local authorities, “the landfill works are aimed at reducing the problems caused by the rise in sea level”, which in the past already flooded Avenida Atlántica, the main coastal road of this municipality which has a little more. of 80,000 inhabitants.

The expansion works are also aimed at “strengthening tourism and increasing recreational opportunities” at Central Beach, one of the city’s main postcards.

In recent years, Camboriú has been nicknamed “the Brazilian Dubai”, due to its appearance of skyscrapers built along the beach. And right in the center, the Yachthouse is being built, which will be the tallest building in Brazil, at 275 meters high.

The problem with buildings built by the sea is that after noon a shadow is generated which blocks the sun from bathers. This also happens in other parts of Brazil, such as the beaches of Boa Viagem, in Recife, and Vila Velha, in Espírito Santo.

To widen the strip of sand and guarantee the arrival of the sun’s rays throughout the day, similar dredging has already been done on the beaches of Copacabana (Rio de Janeiro), in the 1970s, and in Sugar cane (Florianópolis), which extended its beaches by 50 meters last year.

New attraction

In addition to enjoying the “extended” beach, those visiting Camboriú from November 2021 will be able to see one of the city’s new attractions, inaugurated during a pandemic period: British Columbia Ferris Wheel, a 65-meter-high wheel, and the second tallest in Brazil, after the Rio Star in Rio de Janeiro.

Located in Barra Norte, at the end of Central Beach, the attraction has 32 air-conditioned cabins that allow a walk from above with the town and the coast of Santa Catarina.

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