The city of Navegantes stands in the State of Santa Catarina in southern Brazil. It is two miles from Ministro Victor Konder International Airport, five miles from the popular tourist resort Balneário Camboriú, and 5 miles south of the city of Joinville. Balneário Camboriú is one of Brazil's top beach resorts and it's easy to visit if you have a hire car from Navegantes. Among the high rise hotels and apartments here you'll find the two main beautiful beaches linked by a cable car, the thriving music and club scene, and the landmark Cristo Luz combined statue and lighthouse. Nearby Itajaí has beaches too, as well as a busy passenger port and distinctive landmark rock in the shape of a parrot.
Navegantes is a seaside resort with a busy fishing and shipbuilding harbour. The city itself is surrounded by popular tourist beaches and stands on the north side of the Rio Itajaí-acu. The resort city of Itajaí stands opposite, on the south bank. If you hire a car in Navegantes you'll be able to tour the city easily; it's laid out in a modern grid pattern. The city landmarks include the church of Our Lady of Navigators near the river ferry. Alongside the church is an old boat that can be visited too. The highlights for most visitors, however, remain those long clean sandy beaches.
