What is the currency used in Brazil?
The Brazilian currency is the Brazilian Real (R$).
Do I need a visa to enter Brazil?
Brazil has a reciprocal visa system, meaning that if your country requires Brazilian National to secure a visa, you will also need one to enter Brazil. IHA recommends that you clarify the situation with the Brazilian embassy or consulate in your own country before registering for the Congress. If you arrive in Brazil without a visa when you should have one, you will not be allowed into the country.
IHA recommends that you should always check visa requirements with the Brazilian Embassy or Consulate that serves your country, prior registering for the IHA 2011 World Congress.
Once your registration payment has been received, IHA will endeavour to assist you in your visa application porcess by providing a letter confirming your registration. However, we are unable to take responsibility for delegates that are unable to secure a visa.
Do I need to be immunised against specific diseases before travelling to Brazil?
Brazil is classified medically as part of tropical South America, apart from the southernmost portion. Many countries recommend that their citizens be immunised against specific diseases before travelling to Brazil and IHA suggests that you check with your national centre for tropical diseases. An international certificate of vaccination against yellow fever is compulsory for all travellers who, within three months prior to their arrival in Brazil, have visited or been in transit through any of the following countries:
Angola, Benin, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Panama, Peru, Republic of the Congo (Brazzaville), Rwanda, São Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Venezuela.
Vaccination against yellow fever is also recommended by the Brazilian government for all travellers when visiting the following states of Brazil:
Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Bahia, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Pará, Paraná, Piauí, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, Roraima, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Tocantins.
Please note that yellow fever vaccinations take approximately 10 days to become effective.
IHA also recommends that you should always check immunisation requirements with the Brazilian Embassy or Consulate that serves your country, prior to registering for the IHA 2011 World Congress.
Where is the IHA 2011 World Congress being held?
The Congress is being held in the Bourbon Cataratas Convention Resort, which is located in Iguassu Falls, Parana, Brazil.
Is there special hotel rate for Congress delegates?
IHA has secured a special discounted rate of 302R$ a night for Congress delegates at the Hotel Bourbon Cataratas Convention Resort, the hotel in which the Congress is being held. Rooms are available on a first-come-first-served basis.
What will the temperature be like at Iguassu Falls in June?
Average daily temperature:
17.3˚C (from 5.0˚C to 24.2˚C): 90% probability of temperatures above 10˚C.
Minimum temperature during the day:
13.1˚C (form -1.8˚C to 20.6˚C): 90% probability of temperatures above 6˚C.
Maximum temperature during the day:
22.3˚C (form 11.0˚C to 30.6˚C): 90% probability of temperatures above 15˚C.
Average precipitation:
5.1mm (from 0 mm to 84.9mm)
Probability of precipitation:
31.8%
Where will my country’s embassy be based in Brazil?
All embassies are based in Brasilia, the capital city of Brazil, but many countries have consulates in other cities. If in doubt, please check before you travel.
Will I be able to access the internet at my hotel?
The majority of top-end hotels and some mid-range hotels offer internet access from your room. If you are staying in the Congress hotel, the Bourbon Cataratas Convention Resort, wireless broadband internet access is available to guests in all rooms.
What is the timezone in the Iguassu Falls locality?
What are the Congress Terms and Conditions?
Terms and Conditions for the IHA 2011 World Congress can be viewed by clicking here.