FLORIPA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · EST. 2026

BuildingFloripa’stechnology future.

FIT advances education, advocacy, research, and ecosystem programs that connect Florianopolis with global founders, investors, institutions, and emerging technology networks.

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About FIT · Three Pillars

An institute for the city, the region,
and the next generation of builders.

The Floripa Institute of Technology is a non-profit institution working across education, advocacy, and research to make Florianopolis a global hub for technology and entrepreneurship — organized into three coordinated pillars that reinforce one another.

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Education

FIT Academy

Learning and upskilling programs across AI, crypto, network states, startup societies, wellness, longevity, and new space — built with universities and global faculty.

Executive & founder programs
Research fellowships
University partnerships

Advocacy

FIT Embassy

International promotion of Florianopolis for founders, investors, digital nomads, remote company founders, and the Brazilian diaspora returning home.

Soft-landing for founders
Global delegations
Diaspora engagement

Research

FIT Cluster

Think tank and ecosystem work around AI, compute, data centers, special and digital economic zones, networks, and emerging societies.

Policy & whitepapers
Compute & data-center strategy
Special zones design

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Why Florianopolis

An island built for the next chapter of global technology.

Florianopolis combines quality of life, talent, nature, and an established tech industry with the rare conditions needed to become a global founder-friendly hub. FIT exists to translate that potential into durable institutional reality.

Quality of life: Consistently ranked among Brazil’s best cities to live, work, and raise a family.
Global appeal: A growing magnet for digital nomads, remote founders, and the Brazilian diaspora.
Local ecosystem: One of Brazil’s densest concentrations of software, deep tech, and ACATE-led industry.
University talent: UFSC, UDESC and a strong pipeline of engineering, science, and design graduates.
Nature & safety: 42 beaches, two mountain ranges, and one of Brazil’s safest urban environments.
Connectivity: Direct flights to Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires, Lisbon, and an internationalizing airport.

Initiatives

Flagship programs activating the island.

FIT incubates programs that turn institutional work into public proof points — convening founders, partners, and policymakers around concrete, time-bound activations.

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A FIT initiative

Magic Island

Flagship

A month-long founder activation in Florianopolis, connecting events, calendar, pass, mobility, partners, and the broader Floripa ecosystem into a single coherent experience for global builders.

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Advocacy

FloripaDEZ

Institutional support for a special digital economic zone in Florianopolis — the regulatory and economic frame for a global founder hub.

Get involved

Partner with FIT

Build the institution alongside us.

FIT is being built with universities, government, foundations, capital, and operators. There are multiple paths to engage — pick the one that matches your mandate.

Founding members

Help shape FIT’s long-term governance, strategy, and endowment.

Work with FIT

Join the team driving education, advocacy, and ecosystem programs.

Sponsor a program

Underwrite an initiative, fellowship, research track, or convening.

Collaborate

Partner on education, research, advocacy, events, or ecosystem infrastructure.

Institutional partner

Bring a university, foundation, government, or multilateral relationship.

Corporate sponsor

Anchor a pillar or initiative as a long-term corporate partner.

Contact

Start a conversation with FIT.

Tell us a little about your organization and how you’d like to engage. We respond to every serious inquiry from founders, institutions, and partners.

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Florianopolis, Santa Catarina · Brazil