I want to know if there's a Information technology in Florian�polis, Brazil?

I live in the Untied States and I'm a IT Major planing on moving to Brazil. I heard There's a Professional IT Community in Florian�polis that i would like to get into. I know S�o Paulo is One of the biggest financial centers in Brazil and in the world but i want to live and work in a smaller but stable quite environment. anyone or anybody who is knows about Florian�polis can tell me what's the cost of living and how it is over there?