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Travel
Tips
Visa
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A
visa to enter in Brazil is required for some foreign nationals
of some countries. Please, check at a Brazilian consulate or embassy
in your country of citizenship if a visa is required. Visa should
be issued at your country of citizenship. Please, allow adequate
time for the processing of your visa, as increased administrative
delays have recently been reported in several countries. Finally,
it bears pointing out that if you are getting a Brazilian tourist
visa for the first time, you have 90 days from the issue date
stamped on your visa inside your passport to travel to Brazil,
thereby “activating” your visa for the five-year life of the visa.
So, ironically you can neither wait too late to start the visa
application process nor begin the process too early and have the
visa expire before “activation”. The best course of action is
to call the nearest Brazilian consulate/embassy or to check their
website for suggested deadlines for foreign nationals submitting
visa applications.
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Formal
Letters of Invitation
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We
recognize that some meeting participants will require formal letters
of invitation, in order to avail themselves of funding opportunities
or, in some cases, to obtain a visa to Brazil for the meeting.
If you are in need of such a letter, please contact organizing
committee member, Erick José Ramo Silva (ejrsilva81@gmail.com).
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Weather
Month |
Oct |
Nov |
Year |
Average
high °C (°F) |
29.6
(85) |
30.2
(86) |
28.9
(84) |
Daily
mean °C (°F) |
23.0
(73) |
23.8
(75) |
22.4
(72) |
Average
low °C (°F) |
16.5
(62) |
17.4
(63) |
15.9
(61) |
Precipitation
mm (inches) |
124.0
(4.88) |
133.5
(5.26) |
1,307.5
(51.48) |
Clothing
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We
recommend you to bring light and/or sportive clothes, like cotton-made
ones, and some summer season clothes for the night.
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Time
zone
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Águas
de São Pedro is located at time zone -3:00 GMT. There are
typically 4 h less with respect to Western Europe and 2 h more
with respect to U.S. East Time.
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Electrical
power
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The
electrical power is 110 V, 60 Hz.
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| Language |
The
national language is Portuguese. English and Spanish is spoken
in most hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions.
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Currency
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The
local currency is the Brazilian "Real" (pronounced like greeting
your friend Alfred, “Hey Al”). Major credit cards (Visa, Master
Card, Diners Club and American Express) are accepted at most hotels.
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Banking
Facilities
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Extended
banking facilities are available at Guarulhos International Airport
7 days/week between 9 am and 9 pm. There are automatic cash dispensers,
usually located in connection with a bank, which accept a variety
of international credit cards. The cards accepted are indicated
on the dispenser. Please do not expect to find ATM machines. Please
note that there will not be bank facilities provided during and
at the Congress venue.
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Tips
and taxes
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10% tip is usually already included in the bill at restaurants
and bars. You are not obliged to pay this tip, but usually nobody
complains. Of course you may leave a higher tip if you wish. If
the tip is not included, it will be explicitly indicated in the
bill. Usually, all prices have already included the Brazilian
federal taxes. An exception could be the hotel prices, which may
add a 5% to 10% tax to the given rates.
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Health
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It
is essential to have health insurance in Brazil, as hospital and
medical fees are expensive. For most regions of the country you
don't need to worry about vaccinations. Yellow fever shots are
necessary if you plan to visit Amazon region, which is 3.000 km
(1,860 miles) from the site of the meeting in Aguas de São
Pedro.
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