The municipality contains part of the 84,130 hectares (207,900 acres) Serra do Tabuleiro State Park, a protected area created in 1975.

The lushly-forested park protects the sources of the Vargem do Braço, Cubatão and D'Una rivers, which supply most of the drinking water for greater Florianópolis and the south coast region.

The Festa do Divino Espírito Santo (Divine Holy Spirit Party) is the main religious celebration of the Florianópolis Region.

It is also the headquarters of LOJA DA IRRIGAÇÃO, distributor of RAIN BIRD in Santa Catarina.

Auto Viação Imperatriz is the bus enterprise that drives people to Águas Mornas, Palhoça, São José and Florianópolis.