INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION COUNTRY AND CITY INFORMATION COUNTRY AND CITY INFORMATION TRAVEL INFORMATION TRAVEL INFORMATION HOTEL INFORMATION HOTEL INFORMATION.

HL7 - INTERNATIONAL WORKING GROUP MEETING RIO DE JANEIRO – MAY 16 – 22 2010

Marivan Santiago Abrahão

PROGRAM

• INTRODUCTION• COUNTRY AND CITY INFORMATION• TRAVEL INFORMATION• HOTEL INFORMATION• REFERENCES• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

WORLD

SOUTH AMERICA

BRASIL

DATA AND STATISTICS

RIO DE JANEIRO

RIO DE JANEIRO

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;

AWARDS

• 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.

AWARDS

Economics

Christ the RedeemerOne of the new seven wonders

RIO DE JANEIRO

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)

Sugar Loaf

RIO DE JANEIRO

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

Rodrigo de Freitas Lake

RIO DE JANEIROAccess

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 Air Europa Delta Airlines

American Airlines Iberia TAP Pluna AviancaKLM

United Airlines Continental Airlines Lan Chile Webjet

British Airways Ocean Air Pro Sky TACA Air France

• 20 minutes from main hotels in the Beach District

• 40 minutes from Windsor Barra

• Transportation – buses, taxi, shuttle, Subway

AIR TRAVEL

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 flightLUGGAGE• Up to 2 checked baggage with 32 kg (70 lbs) each

Morro da Urca

Copacabana

Some important events

• United Nations Conference for Environment and Development - Rio’92Date: 1992 Nr. of participants: 20.000

• 13th World Congress of CardiologyDate: 1998 Nr. of participants: 14.000

• Americas Telecom Rio 2000Date: 2000 Nr. of participants: 27.000

• 17th World Petroleum Congress and Rio Oil & GasDate: 2002 Nr. of participants: 40.000

• 3rd Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and TreatmentDate: 2005 Nr. of participants: 6.000

• World Congress of NephrologyDate: 2007 Nr. of participants: 6.000

• 13th International Congress on ImmunologyDate: 2007 Nr. of participants: 6.000

• 13th International Congress of EndocrinologyDate: 2008 Nr. of participants: 6.000

Ipanema

VISA REQUIREMENTS

GENERAL INFORMATION ON ALL TYPES OF VISAS1. 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, co-worker, 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.

VISA FEES

• There are three different types of fees associated with obtaining a visa• Reciprocity Fee: • 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.

• Handling Fee: • 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).

• Basic Visa Fee for Tourist Visa: USA no basic fee (*) Canada US$ 65.00 Russia, Japan US$ 50.00

• 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

Tijuca Tropical Forest

Municipal Theatre

Carnival - Samba School Parade

SECURITY

• 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.

New Year’s Eve Copacabana

Barra da Tijuca

Windsor Barra Hotel

Windsor Barra Hotel Convention Center

3 Main auditorium for 2.200 people each

Rio de JaneiroThe Wonderful City

REFERENCES

• IBGE - http://www.ibge.gov.br/paisesat/• CIA – US - https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-

factbook/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

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

HL7 LATIN AMERICAN BOARD

HL7 ARGENTINA

HL7 CHILE

HL7 MEXICO

HL7 URUGUAI

HL7 COLOMBIA

36

THANK YOUWELCOME TO HL7 INTERNATIONAL

WORKING GROUP !!!