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Venue Indaiatuba Visa Vaccination Exchange

IMPORTANT NOTICE ABOUT THE SHUTTLE SERVICE!!!!

The meeting point for transportation from the Guarulhos International Airport to Vitória and Ibis Hotel at Indaiatuba is the "Café Balloon" located at the ground floor of Terminal 2, Wing D. There will be a driver waiting for the forum participants with the "Biodiversity Forum" sign. The driver will have a list of names and flight information (based on the information included in the registration form or sent to CRIA through email). The transportation fee from Guarulhos Airport to Indaiatuba can be paid after the transportation at the Vitoria Hotel Forum desk.

If you haven't received an email from CRIAs staff concerning your transportation, please send an email to forum@cria.org.br.

For international participants: please shedule your flight to arrive at the International Airport of Guarulhos, São Paulo (also know as Cumbica Airport). For those of you that register in advance, we will be contacting you regarding arrangements for a special shuttle service from Guarulhos airport to the Hotel Vitória in Indaiatuba (approximately 1,5 hour drive from São Paulo).

Forum Venue

Vitória Hotel
Av. Presidente Vargas, 3041
13330-000 Indaiatuba SP Brazil
phone/fax: +55 19 3801-8000
email: Vitória@Vitóriahotel.com.br

Indaiatuba
General Information

Population: 146.829 inhabitants

Altitude: 625m

Medium Temperature in October: 22° - 24°C

Distances

From Indaiatuba to São Paulo (capital): 112km

From Indaiatuba to Campinas: 25km

HOW TO GET TO INDAIATUBA

From Viracopos Airport (VCP) - 12km

Av. Viracopos - Campinas, SP
phone: +55 (19) 3725-5120

• At Viracopos Airport, Bonavita (3875-2342) operates a city bus to Indaiatuba which costs about US$0.6 (R$1,80) and passes by the hotel.
• A regular taxi ride from Viracopos Airport to Vitória Hotel, in Indaiatuba, costs about US$15 (R$45,00). Maybe more if you get a radio-taxi.

From Guarulhos International Airport (GRU, also referred to as Cumbica) - 135km

Av. Jamil Joao Zarif - Guarulhos, SP
phone: +55 (11) 6445-2945

• There is a shuttle service (Caprioli Transportation) from the Guarulhos Airport to downtown Campinas that costs about US$6.00 (R$18,00). A regular taxi ride from Campinas/Caprioli Station to Vitória Hotel costs about US$20.00 (R$60,00).
• A regular taxi ride from Guarulhos Airport to Vitória Hotel, in Indaiatuba, costs about US$60 fixed fare (R$180,00). Maybe more if you get a radio-taxi.

Visa to Brazil

Brazilian visa must be obtained in advance from the Brazilian Embassy or consulate nearest to the traveler's place of residence.

To see the list of countries that require a visa to Brazil clic here.

Please consult http://www.atene.com.br/index.htm for more information.

Where to find Brazilian Embassies and Consulates:

http://viagem.bol.com.br/serv_embaixadasbrasil_int.jhtm

http://www.mre.gov.br/Templ-Homepagepostos.htm

http://www.mre.gov.br/projeto/mreweb/ingles/Templ-RepresentacoesEstrangeiras.htm

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

Angola, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Camaroes, Colombia, Congo, Costa do Marfim , Equador, Gabao, Gambia, Gana, Guiana Francesa, Guine, Liberia, Nigeria, Peru, Serra Leoa, Sudao, Venezuela.

Further information:

http://www.cdc .gov/travel/yfever.htm

http://travel.s tate.gov/brazil.html

http:/ /www.who.int/ith/countrylist02.html#27

Exchange rates
In this site you may check what the exchange rate is: http://www.x-rates.com/

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