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Travel Information
 Visa Requirements
Vaccination Requirements
Local Transportation
Forum Venue
Currency
About Atibaia

Visa Requirements
Citizens from USA, Canada, Australia, Mexico and many others countries need a visa to come to Brazil. For information on visa requirements and application procedures click here.
More Information: http://www.braziltour.com/site/gb/dicas_turista_passaporte/materia.php

Vaccination Requirements
International Certificate of Vaccination for Yellow Fever is required for entry for all persons arriving from countries listed bellow:

Further information:
  • http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2005/9241580364_annexes.pdf
  • http://www2.ncid.cdc.gov/travel/yb/utils/ybGet.asp?section=dis&obj=yellowfever.htm

    Local Transportation:
    Guarulhos Airport - Village Eldorado Hotel Atibaia - Guarulhos Airport

    The Village Eldorado Hotel Atibaia is located ~60km from the International Guarulhos Airport (~45 minutes drive).

    For the participants arriving on May 6 or 7 and departing on May 10 or 11, we will organize transportation by van or shuttle bus, and timetable will be established based on the information provided by the participants in the registration form, available at http://www.cria.org.br/eventos/codata2007/registration.
    The cost of the return trip is R$120,00 (~60USD), to be payed, in cash, at CRIA's desk at Village Hotel.

    Please register at http://www.cria.org.br/eventos/codata2007/registration and inform codata@cria.org.br about any change in your flight data.

    For participants willing to take a taxi, we suggest Guarucoop Company http://www.radiotaxiazulebranco.com.br/eg/index.htm.
    The one way fare is approximatelly R$160,00 (~80USD). Please buy the ticket at Guarucoop desk, located at the customs exit.

    Forum Venue


    Hotel Village Eldorado
    Rodovia D. Pedro I (SP065), km 75,5
    Atibaia, SP, Brazil
    Tel.: +55 (11) 4411-0533
    http://www.eldoradoatibaia.com.br/ (in Portuguese)

    CRIA will be in charge of hotel reservations, based on the information provided by the participants in the registration form.

    Please register at http://www.cria.org.br/eventos/codata2007/registration and inform codata@cria.org.br about any change in your day of check-in or check-out.

    There will be no pick-up at the airport. Please see Local Transportation

    Currency
    The Brazilian monetary unit is the "Real" (R$). Cash and traveller cheques are easily exchanged at hotel cashiers, banks, and travel agencies.
    Please check the exchange rate at http://www.x-rates.com/

    About Atibaia
    Atibaia is located on a mountainous area, at 67 kilometres from Sao Paulo. Its altitude varies between 800 y 1,400 meters above the sea level. Its economy is based on tourism and the crop of flowers and strawberries. It maintains an atmosphere of a country town with a well designed tourist infrastructure oriented to conventions or family holidays.

    Population: 100,000 inhabitants

    Medium Temperature: Information on Atibaia weather forecast click here.

    More information: http://www.planetware.com/brazil/atibaia-bra-sp-a.htm and http://www.atibaia.com.br (in Portuguese)

    Language: The language spoken in Brazil is Portuguese. English is the predominat foreign language taught in schools, and Spanish if spoken slowly, is understood by a good percentage of the population.
    Dictionary Portuguese-English/Dictionary English-Portuguese.

    Clothing: Casual dresses dominates in Brazil. For men, slacks and sport shirt are sufficient; for women, casual attire is fine. The Hotels have air-conditioner, so a light sweater is always necessary.

    Eletric Current: The eletric current at Village Eldorado Atibaia hotel is 110 volts outlets.

    More information about Brazil: http://www.braziltour.com/site/br/home/index.php

    Sponsors
    • The Global Alliance for Enhancing Access to and Application of Scientific Data in Developing Countries, of the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development, UN G@ID
    Organizers
    • U.S. National Committee for CODATA
    • Brazilian National Committee for CODATA.
    • CODATA Task Group on Preservation of and Access to Scientific and Technical Data in Developing Countries

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