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Garopaba
Sports & Outdoors
Instituto Baleia Franca. Instituto Baleia Franca is a not-for-profit organization that provides whale-watching tours on Zodiacs from July to November, when right whales from Antarctica come to the warmer waters near Garopaba. Rua Manuel Álvaro de Araújo 200, Centro, Garopaba, 88495-000. 048/3254-4198. www.baleiafranca.org.
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