Travel Arrangements
Chip in the Pampa will be held at HotelSerra Azul, in the city of Gramado, Brazil. Gramado is located at the mountainous region in the northeastern part of the Rio Grande do Sul State, with south latitute 29° 24' and length west 50° 52'. The average temperature for the conference period should be between 12-20°C (54-68°F). Gramado is on the same time zone as Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, and São Paulo: 3 hours behind GMT (no daylight saving time).

To get to Gramado from abroad, you should first take a flight to Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Int'l Airport) and then take a terrestrial transportation (explained latter on).

Salgado Filho Int'l Airport is the largest, busiest airport located in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil. Salgado Filho Airport is well served by domestic flights, specially from Brazil's two most important gateway ports: Rio de Janeiro (Antônio Carlos Jobim Int'l Airport) and São Paulo (Gov. André Franco Montoro Int'l Airport). Besides, there are also international flights with direct connections to Salgado Filho departing from cities of the Southern Cone (e.g., Buenos Aires and Montevideo).

Gramado is 118 km (74 miles) away from Porto Alegre, and the possibletransportation means are by transfer service, taxi, or bus.


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