Campeche | |
Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
Official Name: | Municipality of Florianópolis - Distrito de Campeche |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name: | Brazil |
Subdivision Name1: | South |
Subdivision Name2: | Santa Catarina (Brasil) |
Area Total Km2: | 35.32 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 13.63 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 18570 |
Population Density Km2: | 525.8 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 1362.4 |
Website: | Florianópolis, Santa Catarina |
Campeche is a beach located on the south of the city of Florianópolis, on the south of Brazil.[1]
There used to be a proper airport which was inaugurated in 1927 by the French Compagnie générale aéropostale.[2] Aéropostale's planes used to land on it. It is plausible that the famous French pilot and writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, author of the classic The Little Prince, would have made a few landings on the area after the death of the pilot Élysée Négrin in 1930, while he was in charge of controlling the flights of Aeroposta Argentina.[3]
There are many houses to rent as well as pousadas (hostels), bars and simple restaurants. From any point along its 11.5km (07.1miles) length, the island of Campeche can be seen.