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28th
meeting of the EURO
Working Group Operational
Research Applied to Health Services (ORAHS) |
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Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, July 29th to August 2nd , 2002
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Travel |
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There
are frequent flights to Rio from all major cities in South America. Varig,
Brazil's national airline, flies to many major |
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cities
in the world. |
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Facts for the Traveler |
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Visas: Passport required, must be valid
for at least 90-days from date of entry. Visa required for a touristic
stay of max. 90 |
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days,
one extension possible. |
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Health riscks: Chagas'
disease, dengue fever, malaria, meningitis, rabies, yellow fever. |
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Time: GMT/UTC minus 3 hours in
the east, northeast, south and
southeast; GMT/UTC minus 4 hours in the west; and |
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GMT/UTC
minus 5 hours in the far west. |
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Electricity:Unstandardized;
110 or 120V, 60 Hz in Rio and São Paulo. |
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Weights & measures:Metric |
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