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Simposio Brasileiro de Redes de Computadores e de Sistemas Distribuidos

Simposio Brasileiro de Redes de Computadores e de Sistemas Distribuidos

Travel and Visa


Getting to Gramado

SBRC 2010 will take place at the UFRGS Convention Center, in the city of Gramado, Brazil. Gramado is located at the mountainous region in the northeastern part of the Rio Grande do Sul State, with south latitute 29° 24' and length west 50° 52'. The average temperature for the conference period should be between 10-18°C (50-64°F). Gramado is on the same time zone as Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo: 3 hours behind GMT (no daylight saving time).

To get to Gramado from abroad, you should first take a flight to Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Int'l Airport) and then take a terrestrial transportation (explained later on).

Salgado Filho Int'l Airport is the largest, busiest airport located in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil. Salgado Filho Airport is well served by domestic flights, specially from Brazil's two most important gateway ports: Rio de Janeiro (Antônio Carlos Jobim Int'l Airport) and São Paulo (Gov. André Franco Montoro Int'l Airport). Besides, there are also international flights with direct connections to Salgado Filho departing from cities of the Southern Cone (e.g., Buenos Aires and Montevideo).

Departing from Porto Alegre, the possible transportation towards Gramado are by transfer service, taxi or bus. Additional information on these possibilities will be presented below as well as guiding for those in need of visa to participate on the event.

Transportation from Salgado Filho Int'l Airport to Gramado

By Transfer Service:

BrockerTransfer booking and purchasing (as well as airline, hotel and tours) can be done through Brocker, the symposium´s official travel agency. To do that, please contact Brocker's assistants Cláudia, by her e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or Cintia, by her e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Or yet, if it fits you better, you can  call Brocker's  call center: +55 (54) 3282 5400.

  • From Salgado Filho Int'l Airport to Gramado (and return)
    From Prorto Alegre to Gramado, the maximum waiting time in the airport will be 1 hour. On the return to Porto Alegre, the departure from the hotel will be 4 hours before the flight. The fare per person is R$ 110,00 (~U$ 62.00).
  • From Salgado Filho Int'l Airport to Gramado (one way)
    From Porto Alegre to Gramado, the maximum waiting time in the airport will be 1 hour. The fare per person is R$ 60,00 (~U$ 34.00).
  • From Gramado to Salgado Filho Int'l Airport (one way)
    On the return to Porto Alegre, the departure from the hotel will be 4 hours before the flight. The fare per person is R$ 60,00 (~U$ 34.00).


By Taxi:

  • From Salgado Filho Int'l Airport to Gramado, the fare can go from R$ 300,00 (~U$ 170,00) to R$ 400,00 (~U$ 226,00).
  • From Gramado to Salgado Filho Int'l Airport, the fare can go from R$ 200,00 (~U$ 113,00) to R$ 250,00 (~U$ 141,00).


By Bus:

In order to take a bus to Gramado you have two main options: depart straight from the aiport or depart from Porto Alegre's main bus station. The buses that stop by the airport leave from the bus station as well, but just on a given set of departure times, as you will see on the time tables below.

The fare to go from the airport to Gramado by bus is of R$ 26,90 (~U$ 15,25 including insurance) and the ticket should be bought by the Veppo company stand number 18B that is near to the arrival zone at the first floor of the airport. The average time of travel is of 1 hour and 35 minutes and the departure time table is presented below:

 

 Airport to Gramado Gramado to the Airport
Sunday 10:15, 11:15, 12:45, 14:15, 16:45, 18:15
 08:45, 10:30, 12:25, 14:15, 15:45, 19:15
Monday to Thursday
 10:15, 11:15, 12:45, 14:15, 18:15, 19:15 06:15, 08:45, 10:30, 12:25, 14:15, 15:45, 19:15
Friday 10:15, 11:15, 12:45, 14:15, 18:15, 19:15, 21:15 06:15, 08:45, 10:30, 12:25, 14:15, 15:45, 19:15
Saturday 10:15, 11:15, 12:45, 14:15, 18:15, 19:15 08:45, 10:30, 12:25, 14:15, 15:45, 19:15

Departing from Porto Algre's main bus station:

At the bus station and prior to boarding, you should buy a ticket. On the time table that will be presented below you will see some items on the schedule followed by a letter "S" indicating that the bus departing by that time doesn't go straight to Gramado, it makes a couple of stops on some cities before reaching its destination. These buses will have an average fare of R$ 20,85 (~U$ 11,80 insurance included) and an estimated time of travel of 2 hours and 10 minutes. All the other items that are not followed by this letter are executive buses that go straight to the city of Gramado (with the exception that some stop by the airport). These buses will have an average fare of R$ 26,90 (~U$ 15,25 insurance included) and the estimated time of travel is 1 hour and 50 minutes.

 

 Porto Alegre's Main Bus Station to Gramado
 Gramado to Porto Alegre's Main Bus Station
Sunday 07:30(S), 08:45, 10:00, 11:00 S, 12:30, 14:00, 15:00, 16:30, 17:45(S), 18:00, 19:30, 20:30, 21:30(S) 08:45, 10:30, 12:10, 12:25, 14:15, 15:15, 15:45, 16:30, 17:30, 18:00, 18:45, 19:15
Monday to Thursday
 06:00(Only Monday), 06:30, 07:30(S), 08:45, 10:00, 11:00, 12:30, 14:00, 15:30, 16:30, 18:00, 19:00, 20:00(S) 06:15, 08:45, 10:30, 12:10, 12:25, 14:15, 15:45, 17:30, 19:15
Friday 06:30, 07:30(S), 08:45, 10:00, 11:00, 12:30, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00, 20:00, 21:00 06:15, 08:45, 10:30, 12:10, 12:25, 14:15, 15:15, 16:00, 17:30, 18:45, 19:15
Saturday 06:30, 07:30(S), 08:00, 08:45, 10:00, 11:00, 12:30, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:30, 18:00, 19:00, 20:00 06:15, 08:45, 10:30, 12:10, 12:25, 14:15, 15:45, 17:30, 19:15, 20:15

Passport

 

A valid passport is required to travel to Brazil. We recommend applying for one as soon as possible, if you do not have it yet, as passports often take a while to be issued.

Visa

 

A visa is required for citizens of several countries. Please check the Brazilian Ministry of Tourism website for a list of countries whose citizens do not need a visa to travel to Brazil. For example, a visa is required for U.S. and Canadian citizens. For further information about visa application requirements, please contact your travel agent and/or a local Brazilian Consulate office.

If an invitation letter is required for you to apply for a visa, please e-mail a request to SBRC general chair, Luciano Paschoal Gaspary.