Praia da Solidão, Beach in southern Santa Catarina Island, Brazil

Praia da Solidao is a sandy beach on the southern coast of Santa Catarina Island with white sand and strong Atlantic waves. The shoreline runs for several hundred meters along an open coastline with no nearby development.

Praia da Solidão was formerly a fishing beach, and its second name, Praia do Rio das Pacas, comes from the small watercourse, the rio das Pacas, that flows into the sea there. The name Solidão means "solitude" in Portuguese, reflecting the beach's isolated setting on the southern oceanic face of Florianópolis Island.

The name Solidão means "solitude" in Portuguese, and the beach is also called Praia do Rio das Pacas after the small stream, the rio das Pacas, that reaches the sea here. It was formerly a fishing beach; today it is sought for its wild setting and quiet.

Visitors should bring all supplies and food since there are no shops or restaurants nearby. Preparation is essential as the nearest facilities are located in a distant town.

The beach also serves as the estuary of a small stream, the Rio das Pacas, which gives it its second name, Praia do Rio das Pacas. The name Solidão means "solitude" in Portuguese, describing the isolation that once defined this former fishing spot.