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International participants can enter in Brazil through various international airports that have Immigration Service and Customs, including São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport (GRU), (Click here) Rio de Janeiro/Galeão - Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (GIG) ( Click here), Belo Horizonte/Confins International Airport (CNF) and Viracopos/Campinas International Airport (VCP)/(CPQ) ( Click here), which is the closest (75 km) to the meeting location, in Piracicaba, SP.
However, most international flights to Brazil arrive in São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport (GRU), and this may be the only option (or the most economical choice) for many travelers. Because there are few domestic flights connecting São Paulo (GRU) and Campinas (VCP)/(CPQ) airports, travelers arriving in São Paulo may wish to take a ground connection (Caprioli Executive Bus Service) to Campinas city (Caprioli Bus Office, at Largo do Pará Square), where we will provide transportation by vans to hotels in Piracicaba on July 9-10, 2011 (please read important information in AIRPORT TRANSFER .
If you are arriving in Brazil through any international airport other than São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport (GRU), we recommend that you schedule a connecting flight to Viracopos/Campinas International Airport (VCP) (Click here), which is the closest to Piracicaba, SP. There are at least three Brazilian airlines that operate domestic flights to Campinas and sell tickets online: TAM ( http://www.tam.com.br), Gol ( http://www.voegol.com.br) and Azul ( http://viajemais.voeazul.com.br). Travelers arriving at Viracopos/Campinas International Airport (VCP)/(CPQ)
should take a Caprioli executive bus to Campinas (Caprioli Bus Office, at Largo do Pará Square), where we will provide transportation by vans to hotels in Piracicaba on July 9-10, 2011 (please read important information in AIRPORT TRANSFER.
For those willing to drive a rental car, Piracicaba is about 50 min from Viracopos (Campinas International Airport) and 2-3 h from São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport (GRU). Piracicaba is easily reached by good highways, but traffic jams in Sao Paulo city can cause unpredictable delays.