Travel Information
The closest international airport is Sao Paulo Guarulhos - GRU airport.
BUS between GRU aiport and Sao Jose dos Campos
http://www.passaromarron.com.br
Bus schedule (the price of one ticket is 17 BRL):
- GRU to SJC: 07:00, 08:30, 10:00, 11:30, 13:30, 15:00, 16:30, 17:30, 18:30, 20:00, 22:00
- SJC to GRU: 06:15, 06:30, 08:00, 10:30, 12:30, 13:30, 15:30, 16:30, 17:30, 19:00, 21:45
It is also possible to take the bus from the aiport to Sao Paulo Tiete bus station and from there, to Sao Jose dos Campos (departing every 30 minutes during the day and every 1 hour late at night).
TAXI from GRU to Sao Jose dos Campos costs around 230 BRL. Participants are advised to purchase pre-paid tickets for taxi journeys at the counters in the Arrival area of the airport.
For practical information about traveling to Brazil, please check the following:
http://wikitravel.org/en/Brazil
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/brazil
VISA Information
No visa is required for stays of up to 90 days from citizens from these countries: Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Bolivia, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Rep., Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, South Korea, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Monaco, Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, United Kingdom, Uruguay , Venezuela and Vatican City.
Citizens from the following countries currently need a VISA for Brazil: Angola, Armenia, Australia, Canada, Cape Verde, China (not including Hong Kong and Macau, see above), Cyprus, El Salvador, India, Indonesia, Iran, Jamaica, Japan, Lebanon, Mexico, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Russia, Syria, Taiwan, United States, former Soviet countries and others not listed above.
For visa application procedures, please contact the Brazilian Embassy in your country, or refer to one of the following websites:
Brazilian Embassy in USA
Brazilian Embassy in Canada
Brazilian Embassy in China
Brazilian Embassy in India
Brazilian Embassy in Japan
Brazilian Embassy in Russia
Brazilian Embassy in Australia
INVITATION LETTERS: please contact us by clicking HERE
When requesting this letter, please include the following in your e-mail:
- passport number;
- full name (as it appears on your passport) - please use CAPITAL letters for your family name (also called your last name or surname);
- your "pre-title" (Dr., Mr., Ms.);
- job title (for example: BS/MS/PhD student, Research Associate, Assistant Professor, Director, Research Scientist, etc.);
- affiliation (university, company, organisation etc.);
- postal address (either your work or home address, please include room number (if required), building, street, city, state, postal code and country);
- e-mail address;
- title(s) of your paper(s) submitted to the conference.
