Played ball at the city championship at the Baia Sul landfill – Photo: PHOTO-2023-08-25-17-29-31

This rare and intriguing photograph was taken over 50 years ago. It depicts the completion of works on the Baia Sul waterfront in 1972. VW Beetles, combos, horses and their variants, parked in abundance along the edge of the new waterfront, frame this huge junkyard, which to this day remains isolated from the city, not understanding its true calling.

Experts say it was the latest move to keep Florianopolis away from the sea. Today, only a few diseased palm trees, designed by Burle Marx, remain from the original project, and the space is cluttered with dozens of public facilities—from a samba alley, a homeless shelter, a sewage treatment plant, a parking lot, a museum of the Navy. and bus stations that do not communicate with each other and have been placed there without any urban planning. Most of their concessions have expired, bordering on illegality and abandonment.

It is in this scenario that Floripamanhã comes into play, an NGO that has been thinking for 18 years of innovative projects for the city to offer the revitalization of space. The idea is to create a more inclusive, friendly, dedicated, safe and, why not, economically sustainable destination.

Mayor Topazio confirmed the task proposed by Prof. Salomao Mattos Sobrinho and next Thursday, 31st at 14:00, in Aleska, journalist and Floripamaña councilor Karin Veržbickas will lead a big debate on the sustainable designation of this noble area of ​​the city. with those who decide and understand the matter. Vinicius Lumetz (National Tourist Board), Michel Mittman (City Hall), Marcelo Fett (State Government), Juliana Castro (MADI Museum) and Giuliano Pinzetta (SPU) will start what could be a great turning point in the revival of this place. Interested? Go there, access is public and free. Simply register using the link on the Floripamanhã website.