Florianópolis Marathon

Course & Elevation

The Maratona Internacional de Floripa is a road marathon in Florianópolis, the capital of Santa Catarina state in southern Brazil, organised by Grupo STC and held over a weekend in late August. The half marathon is run on the Saturday and the marathon on the Sunday, alongside a 5K and a children's race. The marathon starts at 5:10 am from an arena in front of the Trapiche on Avenida Beira-Mar Norte, near Praça Sesquicentenário, and the finish is in the same area. The route uses Beira-Mar Norte, Beira-Mar Continental and Via Expressa Sul, and a past edition also ran along Avenida Gustavo Richard and through the Antonieta de Barros tunnel. The organisers describe the course as 80 percent flat and at sea level, and say Contra Relógio magazine named it the fastest marathon in Brazil in 2018. It is a Boston Marathon qualifier. The first edition was held in 2017, and the organisers report that 19,200 people registered across all distances in 2025. The course records are 2:17:01 for men (Antônio Marco Araujo, 2024) and 2:48:11 for women (Ana Catarina Amancio de Oliveira, 2025). In 2026 the marathon cut-off was 11:15 am, a little over six hours after the start.