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Penha

Home to Beto Carrero World and nearly 20 beaches, Penha blends established tourism, fishing traditions and a real estate market foreign investors are just discovering.

Fun facts

💡Home to Beto Carrero World, Latin America's largest theme park, opened in 1991.
💡The municipality gathers nearly 20 beaches, from busy Praia Alegre to almost untouched coves.
💡Armação do Itapocorói preserves the history of 18th-century whaling on the Santa Catarina coast.
💡It is one of Brazil's mussel and oyster farming hubs — fresh seafood is a local highlight.
💡It sits about 30 minutes from Navegantes International Airport.

The city from above

Stories about this city

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Beyond Beto Carrero: The Penha Neighborhood Investors Just Found

How the most predictable tourism economy on Santa Catarina's Northern Coast fuels year-round vacation-rental demand — and where there's still room to get in before prices climb.

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Investing in Penha, Brazil: A Rising Coastal Gem

This small coastal town in Santa Catarina has evolved from being merely the home of Beto Carrero World into one of the most talked-about bets in the North Coast real estate market.