The workshop will be held at the auditorium of the 'MackGraphe' building on the Mackenzie university in São Paulo (Rua da Consolação, 930), with easy access through buses on Rua da Consolação, or the nearby Metro Station Higienópolis-Mackenzie ('linha amarela', "yellow line"). See Google Maps.
Accommodation.
There is a range of different accommodation options located nearby Rua da Consolação or Av. Paulista. Below are some suggestions. All estimated prices below include breakfast. Some fares may be cheaper (for example for "genius" status on booking.com). The hotels are marked on the map above.
1. Hotel Cadoro São Paulo (9,0 booking), R$350/night single or double. Rua Augusta 129, Consolação.
2. Pergamon Managed By Accorhotels (8,4 booking), R$255/night single R$300/night double. Rua Frei Caneca, 80, Consolação. Good soundproofing. Hotel OK but needs renovation
3. Hotel Moncloa (8,1 booking), R$190/night single R$220/night double. Rua Augusta, 646, Consolação. Wifi barely OK. Some noise. Have to pay to storage luggage after check-out.
4. Augusta Park Suite Hotel (8,1 booking), R$230/night single R$260/night double. Rua Augusta, 922, Consolação. Noisy. Hotel OK but needs renovation
5. Ibis Budget SP Frei Caneca (8,1 booking), R$225/night single R$290/night double. Rua Frei Caneca 826, Consolação. Some noise at night. Small room. Check if your fare includes breakfast
6. * Quality Suites Bela Cintra (8.3 booking) R$330/night single R$365/night double. Rua Bela Cintra, 521, Consolação. Small breakfast room, otherwise fine.
7. Hotel San Gabriel (8,4 booking), R$205/night single R$265/night double. Rua Frei Caneca, 1006, Consolação. Small rooms. Could be noisy, especially the low floors.
8. Tryp São Paulo Paulista Hotel (8.6 booking), R$395/night single R$465/night double. Rua Haddock Lobo 294, Consolação. Check if your fare includes breakfast
9. Ibis Sao Paulo Paulista (8,5), R$295/night single R$340/night double. Avenida Paulista 2355 Bela Vista. Check if your fare includes breakfast
10. The Landmark Residence (8.5 booking), R$245/night single R$280/night double. Alameda Jaú, 1607, São Paulo.
Weather.
In early September, we expect the temperatures to be around ~26 °C during daytime and ~17 °C at night. Good chances of clear sky and low chances of rain.
Update:
September 4: 14 - 20 °C, clouds with a bit of sunshine. Some chances of light rain.
September 5: 13 - 17 °C, cloudy, some chances of light rain.
September 6: 12 - 21 °C, cloudy, some chances of light rain.
September 7: 14 - 27 °C, sunny with some clouds, no rain.
September 8: 15 - 30 °C, sunny with some clouds, no rain.
Transportation from the International Guarulhos (GRU) Airport.
Most international flights arrive at Terminal 3. After Passport Control (Policia Federal) get your luggage and proceed to the exit near the Duty Free. As you leave the restricted area after the Duty Free in Terminal 3, you will see a money exchange office (Banco Safra) and the exit of the airport's arrival area (see picture below).
If you turn right after the exit door of the arrival area, you can see the official taxi 'Guarucoop', as shown in the picture below. The official taxi Guarucoop is the easiest (and hassle-free) way to get to the city. The official taxis are reliable, safe and more convenient, but more expensive, with a fixed price of about R$150 (~34 euros) to the Av. Paulista (the region near the venue of the workshop). You inform your address and pay in advance at the Guarucoop kiosk (also available at Terminal 2). Credit cards are accepted . The attendants should speak English, but just in case write down the address of your destination.
There are comfortable shuttle buses (Airport Bus Service) to the Av. Paulista and other regions of São Paulo; cost equivalent to about 9 - 12 euros (39 - 52 reais). There is only about 1 bus per hour. In principle, you could buy the ticket directly with the driver.
There is a cheaper public bus #257 (~6.5 reais, or ~1.5 euros, paid directly to the driver) to Metro Station Tatuapé ('linha vermelha', red line), but this option is not recommended if you are not familiar with local transportation in São Paulo, and specially if you have luggage, as a transfer to another metro line is likely needed, and the red line is usually heavily crowded. You can find the public bus #257 after exiting the terminal 3 (after the 'Uber' lane; see below).
In case you feel adventurous and took the bus #257, find below how to proceed once you arrive to the Tatuapé terminal, to buy your ticket and enter the Metro Station Tatuapé.
Uber should cost about 15 euros; you can meet the driver nearby the Uber totens outside the arrival areas of Terminal 2 and 3 of the Guarulhos airport (see picture below). There is free wifi at the GRU airport, but the signal may be weak at the Uber totem, as it is outside the building. Sometimes the Uber driver may call you, to confirm your pick up location.
Local Transportation.
The Mackenzie campus is near the 'Higienópolis-Mackenzie' metro station from the yellow line ('linha amarela'), that has connections with the red ('vermelha'), blue ('azul') and green ('verde') lines. Also, there are frequent buses running through Rua da Consolação. For example, Av. Paulista is only 3 bus stops away from Mackenzie. The bus or metro fare is R$4.30 (about 1 euro). Unfortunately obtaining a 'bilhete único' (a bus/metro card) is not longer possible for non-local residents, but you can pay in cash inside the bus, and for the metro you can buy single tickets (buy a few at once, as there may be lines to buy them).
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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