Useful Information

Brazil is served by major airlines from all over the world. The two main international airports are in São Paulo (Airport Code: GRU) and Rio de Janeiro (GIG), and it is likely you will enter the country through one of these two airports. For the 39th World Scout Conference in Curitiba and the 11th World Scout Youth Forum in Blumenau you will have to fly to Curitiba (CWB).

Upon your arrival at São Paulo’s or Rio de Janeiro’s international airports you will be helped by local Scouts on your transfer to the domestic flight to Curitiba. Note that when purchasing your flight ticket you may be given the option of changing to the domestic airports of Congonhas (CGH) in São Paulo or Santos Dumont (SDU) in Rio de Janeiro in continuation to Curitiba, something which we recommend you to avoid, as the transfer from the international airports to the domestic airports can be very time consuming and flights to Curitiba are also available from the international airports. In any case, if you have to transfer from one airport to another, due to no more availability from the international airports you will be helped by local scouts as well

Forum participants must arrive in Curitiba, from where buses will take them to Blumenau in a trip that takes 3 hours through nice roads and green mountains.

Conference participants will also be welcomed by Scouts in Curitiba and taken to their hotels. All of them are located less than 30 minutes from the airport.

The following Brazilian airlines offer daily flights from São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro to Curitiba as well as to other destinations in Brazil.

Citizens of some countries may need to have a valid Visa to enter Brazil. Please contact your foreign affairs office, your travel agency, your airline and/or the Brazilian Embassy or Consulate. Do not wait until the last minute to process your Visa in case you need it.

Citizens of some countries may need to have a valid Visa to enter Brazil. Please contact your foreign affairs office, your travel agency, your airline and/or the Brazilian Embassy or Consulate. Do not wait until the last minute to process your Visa in case you need it.

Brazil’s currency is the Brazilian Real (BRL). Foreign currencies should be exchanged in banks, authorized travel agencies or change bureaus upon arrival.

Your hotel may also change money for you, but usually at a worse rate. Business and shops do not accept foreign currency. Exchange bureaus are available by the Estação Convention Center.

International credit cards such as Visa and MasterCard are widely accepted. American Express is accepted in some places.

Internet access is widely available at hotels and cybercafés, called Lan Houses in Brazil; it is usually charged by the hour. GSM and CDMA mobile phone networks are also present in most cities; please check with your service provider if your mobile phone will work in Brazil.

To call a local or mobile phone in Curitiba you should dial + 55 41 (8 digits number)

o call a local or mobile phone in Blumenau you should dial + 55 47 (8 digits number)