Annual Meeting Venue and Registration
Visas
You can find out if you need to obtain a 90 day visitor visa (called a VIVIS) to enter Brazil from this Government document.
After 10 January 2024 there will no longer be a visa exemption for citizens of Australia, Canada, Japan and the United States. Please see this link for further information.
Anyone requiring a visa must obtain their visa before arrival in Brazil.
If you require a letter of invitation from the Bible Society of Brazil (SBB) and the Forum please contact Jenny Stewart immediately.
Venue and Accomodation
The Annual Meeting takes place at the Blue Tree Premium Hotel Alphaville. The Forum has a group booking at a preferential rate courtesy of Sociedade Biblica do Brasil from the night of Saturday, 6 April to the night of Saturday, 13 April. Payment is at check out.
The room tariffs per night include breakfast and all taxes:
- Single occupancy: R$415 (approximately USD$83)
- Double or twin occupancy: R$475 (approximately USD$95)
It is not possible to book your accommodation online. The hotel will only accept reservations via email or telephone. To assist you, the 'Book Accommodation' button below open a pre-populated email for you to fill in. When you send the email it will go direct to the hotel who will then confirm your booking.
Accommodation booking is on a first come first served basis.
Registration
Registration and payment of registration fee for the Annual Meeting is via the Forum's secure platform. Please register as soon as possible by clicking on the register now button below. Once registered you will receive a confirmation email. You can use the confirmation reference number to go back and amend your registration at any point.
The standard registration fee is USD$450 and covers all conference meals, facilities from Tuesday, 9 to Friday, 12 April and transfers to and from Sociedade Biblica do Brasil on Tuesday, 9 April.
Airport Transfers
You will need to pay for your transfers from São Paulo International Airport (GRU) to the hotel. The cost is about USD$80. The recommended taxi company is Guarucoop.
Sociedade Biblica do Brasil Support (SBB)
If you enter your flight arrival and departure information on your registration, a SBB staff team will be on hand at the airport to organise participants arriving at similar times into shared taxis where possible.
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