Useful Information

 

Visa information

 

 

Time Zone

Caeté and all cities in eastern Brazil are located at -3:00 GMT.
 

Currency

Brazil’s local currency is the Real (R$). You will be able to pay and buy with credit cards, but it is advisable to keep a certain amount of cash with you. There is no bank or ATM at the meeting venue, but you will be able to withdraw cash in the city of Caeté. The exchange rate is variable, and many sites on the internet (e.g. http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/) provide updated information on current rates. We suggest you buy reais at the airport.

 

Language

Portuguese is the official language in Brazil. Most Brazilians do not speak English fluently, so do not expect to get assistance from people on the streets, at restaurants, taxi drivers, etc. Usually young people are able to communicate in English, whereas most people are able to understand Spanish.

 

Communication

The meeting venue charges for individual internet connection. However, the organizing committee will provide restricted access to internet connection at the secretariat. In case you need to charge electronic equipments, please be aware that you will need an adapter, since the Brazilian 3-hole socket type is unique in the world. The electric power at the meeting venue is 110V.

 

Health issues

We strongly suggest you are covered with a health insurance before travelling to Brazil. If you are attending to any of the mid-conference field trips, you will be requested to sing a form declaring any health conditions.

 

Minas Gerais is one of the states with the lowest incidence of the Zika virus. Aedes aegypti, the vetor of the Zika virus, lay eggs in and around standing water. August is mid-dry season in Minas Gerais, so the population of A. aegypti is always low due to the absence of sites for reproduction.

 

Climate

Information will be provided soon.

 

At the airport

Shuttles will departure from Tancredo Neves International (CNF) Airport on August 21 at 12h, 14h30, 17h and 20h. Costs are included in the registration fees. Shuttles will leave the venue on August 26 at 6am, 10am and 12am.

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