Travel and accomodations

TRAVEL

Rio de Janeiro’s international airport, Galeão/Tom Jobim International Airport (GIG), is located at an island in Guanabara Bay, approximately 20 km from downtown. The airport is not served by subway lines, so the options from transportation to the city are taking a cab or an “executive bus” (comfortable – look for the keywords “executivo” or “frescão”). By taxi it is usually a 30-minute ride from the airport to the hotel area. There are options of regular cabs (yellow – Aerocop, for example), which are metered, and the so-called “special taxis”, charging flat fares to different city destinations. In the latter, fares range between US$15 and US$ 20. The buses usually take 1 hour to reach the hotel area (known as “Zona Sul”, or “south region”), the fare is around US$ 2, and they leave the airport from Terminal 1, Arrivals, Blue Sector. Regular city buses are not recommended, since it will be a long and uncomfortable trip. Some hotels offer a shuttle service, usually by prior arrangement.

Money exchange services at the international airport:

Banco do Brasil

Location: 3rd. floor, Terminal 1

Hours: Mon - Sun: from 8 am to 10 pm

American Express

Location: 1st floor, Terminal 1, Blue Sector

Hours: Mon - Sun: from 6:30 am to 10:30 pm

The Santos Dumont airport (SDU) is located downtown, walking distance from the financial and commercial areas of the city. It operates only the Rio-São Paulo air shuttle. There is a shuttle service (bus) between the airports and between both airports and downtown, operated by the city transit authority.

Several airlines operate between Argentina and Brazil. Approximate flight times are 3 hours from Buenos Aires to Rio de Janeiro. The sites of the major airlines are:

·      Varig: www.varig.com.br

·      TAM: www.tam.com.br

·      Aerolineas Argentinas: www.aerolineasargentinas.com

For those participants who want to contact the local travel agency, which is providing support to the ISIAC 2005 Local Organizing Committee, the e-mail address for the ISIAC 2005 is isiac@rioturismoeventos.com and the agency’s homepage is www.rioturismoeventos.com.

ACCOMODATIONS

The agency Rio de Janeiro Turismo e Eventos has reserved 70 rooms in three hotels in the Copacabana-Ipanema region, which are listed below:

Hotel Atlantis - 20 rooms
Address: Rua Bulhões de Carvalho 61 – Copacabana
Tel: (55-21) 2521-1142 - Fax (55-21) 2287-8896
Homepage: www.atlantishotel.com.br
 
Prices: SGL = R$ 132,00    DBL = R$ 154,00    TPL = R$ 176,00
Breakfast included.

Hotel Everest Rio - 30 rooms
Address: Rua Prudente de Moraes, 1117 – Ipanema
Tel: (55 21) 2525-2200 / 2103-1800 / toll free 0800 709-2220
Homepage: www.everest.com.br
 
Prices: SGL = R$ 270,00 + 5% + U$ 1,50 per room/day   
DBL = R$ 300,00 + 5% + U$ 1,50 per room/day

Breakfast included.

 
We would like to remind you that the prices shown above are only valid if the reservations are made via the agency Rio de Janeiro Turismo e Eventos; otherwise, the hotels will charge the normal (reception desk) prices.