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INTRODUCTION
COUNTRY AND CITY INFORMATION
TRAVEL INFORMATION
HOTEL INFORMATION
REFERENCES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
DATA AND STATISTICS
Why hold an event in Rio de Janeiro?
1 – Easy access, by land or air;
2 – Highly specialized infra-structure
3 – Proximity of hotels to attractions and event centers;
4 – Varied lodging facilities;
5 – Variety of venues;
8 – Professional expertise, including qualified personnel of
international standard;
• World Travel Awards, the British edition of the Travel Weekly
magazine granted Rio de Janeiro the award of the best South
America’s tourist destination.
• The city of Rio was chosen the World Capital of Friendship in
2001 through a research conducted by the University of
Michigan and the University of California.
• On July 2003, 24,000 readers of the British newspaper The
Guardian and Observer chose, for their annual travel edition,
Rio de Janeiro as their favorite tourist destination.
• On July 2007 the statue of Christ The Redeemer on the top of
Corcovado Mountain, in Rio de Janeiro, was elected one of
the New 7 Wonders of the World.
THE CITY
• Size: 1.171 Km2
• Population: 5,8 million people
• Cosmopolitan city
• Beautiful nature with the biggest urban forest in the world, 2
bays, several lakes, 90 Km of beaches and mountains
• Climate - mostly sunny, temperature ranging from 27ºC to
42ºC ( 80ºF to 106º F)
INFRASTRUCTURE:
• About 23.000 hotel rooms, facilities and services for
meetings and events.
• Cultural capital of Brazil - museums, cultural centers,
historical buildings, musical events, movies, theatres.
• Great choice of restaurants, shoppings, tourist sights
Rio de Janeiro International Airport Antonio Carlos Jobim
• 23 international airlines link Rio de Janeiro to the main
capitals in the world:
Aerolineas Argentinas
Copa Airlines
American Airlines
Iberia
TAP
United Airlines
Continental Airlines
British Airways
Ocean Air
Air Europa
Pluna
Pro Sky
Delta Airlines
Avianca
Lan Chile
KLM
Webjet
TACA
• 20 minutes from main hotels in the Beach District
• 40 minutes from Windsor Barra
• Transportation – buses, taxi, shuttle, Subway
Air France
TIME
• from major European capitals - about 11 or 12 hours flight
• from North America - from 9 to 14 hours flight
• from Central America - about 7 hours flight
• from South America - from 3 to 8 hours flight
• from Africa - about 10 hours flight
• from Asia - about 25 hours flight
• from Oceania - about 18 hours flight
LUGGAGE
• Up to 2 checked baggage with 32 kg (70 lbs) each
• United Nations Conference for Environment and Development - Rio’92
Date: 1992
Nr. of participants: 20.000
• 13th World Congress of Cardiology
Date: 1998
Nr. of participants: 14.000
• Americas Telecom Rio 2000
Date: 2000
Nr. of participants: 27.000
• 17th World Petroleum Congress and Rio Oil & Gas
Date: 2002
Nr. of participants: 40.000
• 3rd Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment
Date: 2005
Nr. of participants: 6.000
• World Congress of Nephrology
Date: 2007
Nr. of participants: 6.000
• 13th International Congress on Immunology
Date: 2007
Nr. of participants: 6.000
• 13th International Congress of Endocrinology
Date: 2008
Nr. of participants: 6.000
GENERAL INFORMATION ON ALL TYPES OF VISAS
1. U.S. citizens traveling to Brazil are required to obtain a visa prior to
entering Brazil. This requirement is in reciprocity to the U.S. government
demand that all Brazilian citizens hold a visa in order to enter the United
States.
2. Citizens of countries that do not demand visas from Brazilian nationals
usually do not need visas to enter Brazil (most European and South
American countries fall in this category).
3. All visa applications must be submitted in person, by the applicant, or by
a duly authorized third party (for example: a family member, friend, coworker, travel agency, visa service).
4. Tourist Visa Elegibility
– Tourism
– visit to relatives and/or friends;
– scientists, professors or researchers attending cultural, technological or
scientific conferences, seminars.
– participation in artistic or amateur sport competitions, whenever no
monetary prize or paid admission is involved.
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There are three different types of fees associated with obtaining a visa
Reciprocity Fee:
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American citizens must pay US$130.00 processing fee per visa in reciprocity for an
identical fee charged to Brazilian citizens applying for a U.S. visa.
British citizens must pay US$155.00 processing fee when the validity of their visas is
over 180 days, in reciprocity for an identical fee charged to Brazilian citizens applying
for a British visa under same condition.
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Handling Fee:
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Regardless of nationality, if visa submission is not presented personally by the applicant,
an additional fee payment of US$20.00 per visa applies to visa submissions sent by mail
or presented by a third party (friends, co-workers, visa/travel agencies, etc), except
when submitted by an immediate member of applicant's family (spouse, son, daughter,
father and mother).
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Basic Visa Fee for Tourist Visa:
USA no basic fee (*) Canada US$ 65.00 Russia, Japan US$ 50.00
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Maximum validity : 5 years
Processing time : 10-15 days
Maximum stay in Brazil: 90 days
MUST TRAVEL WITHIN 3-MONTH TERM AFTER ISSUING A VISA
• JOINT COMMITTEE OF TOURIST SECURITY COMPOSED OF:
- Military Police Force
- Civil Police Force
- Municipal Guard
- Fire Department
- Municipal Tourist Office
- State Tourist Office
- Rio Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Brazilian Association of Travel Agents
- Brazilian Assoc. of Professional Congress Organizer Companie
• It can be summoned to provide special security for attendees, events
and groups in the city.
• IBGE - http://www.ibge.gov.br/paisesat/
• CIA – US - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-worldfactbook/index.html
• BRAZIL TRAVEL GUIDE - http://www.justbrazil.org/
• ALL ABOUT RIO - http://www.bolerio.com/
• WORLD CURRENCY CONVERTER http://www.amadeus.net/home/currency/currency_en.htm
• MOBILE LONELY PLANET - http://m.lonelyplanet.com/destinations
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