Venue

The workshop will be held at the Instituto de Astronomia, Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas (IAG) of the University of São Paulo (USP). The USP campus is on the western region of São Paulo, in the Butantã neighbourhood and near the Butantã Metro station. IAG is located at Rua do Matão, 1226 - Butantã, São Paulo. See IAG/USP on Google Maps.



Weather.

In early August, we expect the temperatures to be around ~20-25 °C (~68-77 °F) during daytime and ~12-16 °C (~54-61 °F) at night. Good chances of clear sky and low chances of rain.

Transportation from the International Guarulhos (GRU) Airport.

Different options are available at a range of prices. Taxi is more convenient but more expensive (cost equivalent to about 40-50 euros); find information about the taxi here. There are shuttle buses (Airport Bus Service) to the Av. Paulista and other regions of São Paulo; cost equivalent to about 12 euros (45 reais). There are also cheaper buses (~6 reais, or ~1.7 euros) to Metro Tatuapé, but this option is not recommended if you are not familiar with local transportation in São Paulo, and specially if you have heavy luggage (as different transfers are needed). Uber should cost about 20 euros.

Local Transportation.

The campus is near the Butantã metro station. There are frequent buses (Circular 1 and 2) from metro Butantã to the campus, and there are other bus lines that run inside the campus. The fare is R$3.80 (about 1.1 euro). It is convenient to get a "Bilhete Único" (Unified Ticket) card at a metro station. With the card you pay only one fare and can use up to four buses within 3 hours. Also, with the card you pay a combined fare ("integração") somewhat cheaper than the added individual fares of the metro + bus. Detailed information about local transportation to the venue (IAG/USP) is available here.

Accommodation.

There is a range of different accommodation options located around Av. Paulista and near the metro stations "Consolação" or "Paulista". The main hotel for the participants is The Landmark Residence, but we have suggested also other options around Av. Paulista.

Tourism.

São Paulo (also known as "Sampa") is the largest city in Brazil and also in the Southern Hemisphere. Get to know Sampa in this 10-min video "São Paulo: The Most Underrated City in the World" , or explore the city in this 7-min video "São Paulo in 48 hours". São Paulo has a lot of activities to offer. Many museums have a free day, or the entrance fee is small. Check the best things to do in Sampa by Trip Advisor.

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