8th Brazilian School of Probability
Instituto do Milenio
IME-USP
NUMEC-USP
Para o Avanço Global da Matemática
   
Hotel Wembley Inn, Ubatuba, 1 to 7th August 2004
 8th School



Arrival Information
 

I. For those going to the hotel La Residence in (São Paulo city) on Saturday July 31st or before

In the International Airport:
  • Go to EMTU office - located outside, by the street, near the exit. It offers a frequent confortable bus line that goes to the hotel area in the (new) city center.
  • Get the bus with destination Guarulhos/Paulista/Augusta.
  • The bus frequency is about one each 30 minutes leaving the airport.
  • It costs R$ 21,00 and takes about 45 minutes to reach the Hotel Renaissance, in Alameda Santos. The hotel La Residence is at 150m in the same block, in the parallel street, Alameda Jau 1606, Phone (011) 3061 5585, home page: www.laresidencepaulista.com.br. You need to cross no street to get from Renaissance to La Residence.

  • Alternatively you can take a taxi. The taxis are reliable and have a fixed rate (around R$ 80) to go to the hotel.


Reservations already done: (for reservation code contact lourdesv@ime.usp.br)
 

II. Meeting points for the bus (August 1st)

Make sure you are listed, visiting the link Transportation.

  • São Paulo (departing at 2:30 pm)
    Itinerary:
    USP, Portão 1 (main entrance): 2:30 pm
    La Residence Hotel: 3:00 pm
    International Airport Guarulhos, EMTU office: 3:45 pm
    Ubatuba: 6:30 pm
    USP (main entrance) is located at the end of street Afrânio Peixoto in the Butantã neighborhood

    Return Information:
    Depart from Ubatuba: Saturday, August 7th, 2:00 pm
    Arrival at Guarulhos airport: 6:00 pm
    Arrival at La Residence: 7:00 pm
    Arrival at USP: 7:30 pm

  • Rio de Janeiro (departing at 3:00 pm)
    Itinerary:
    IMPA (main entrance 3:00 pm)
    IMPA is located at street Estrada Dona Castorina which is a continuation of Pacheco Leão in the Jardim Botanico neighborhood. The best way to reach IMPA from the airport or from the bus station is by taxi.

    Return Information:
    Deapart from Ubatuba: 2:00 pm
    Arrival at Galeon airport: 7:00 pm
    Arrival at Impa: 8:00 pm

 

III. If you are not taking the School bus

Regular bus line São Paulo/Ubatuba from the Tietê Bus Terminal (Terminal Rodoviário Tietê) in São Paulo:

The bus company is called Litorânea and can be reached at 0800.999701. It is located at the windows 463-464 of the bus terminal. The trip takes about 4 hours. Buses depart at 07h00, 10h00, 13h00, 16h00, 18h30 and 21h00 everyday.

There are direct buses from the Guarulhos and Congonhas airports to the Tietê Bus Terminal. From the center of São Paulo, you can also take the blue subway (metrô) line to the Tietê station.
 

IV. For those arriving at the local airport (Congonhas)

  • Go to EMTU office - It offers a frequent confortable bus line that goes to the international airport (Guarulhos) where you can meet the bus of the school going to Ubatuba at EMTU office: 3:45 pm of august 1st.

  • Alternatively, you can take a taxi (they have fixed rate at the airport) or common local buses to the hotels area or to the university's main entrance. You can get some information on how to reach the university at http://www.ime.usp.br/como_chegar.php

 


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