What is the distance between the Rio
de Janeiro International Airport (Tom Jobim)
and the south zone (tourist area) like Copacabana, Ipanema,
among others?
Around 25km/16 miles.
How to go from the International Airport
to the south zone (tourist area)?
By taxi (regular or specials ones) or
by bus. There’s an air conditioned bus leaving every
half-hour (from 5:30am until 11:30pm) from the arrivals level
of Terminals 1 and 2. It costs around US$2.50.
Which are the public holidays in the
City of Rio de Janeiro and when do they happen?
The public holidays are: New Year’s
Day (January 1); St. Sebastian – Patron Saint of the
city of Rio de Janeiro (January 20); Carnival (moveable);
Good Friday (moveable); Tiradentes – Independence Martyr
(April 21); Labor Day (May 1); Corpus Christ (moveable); Independence
Day (September 7); Our Lady Aparecida – Patron of Brazil
(October 12); Proclamation of the Republic (November 15);
and Christmas Day (December 25).
INFORMATION FOR HOLDING EVENTS IN
RIO DE JANEIRO
Convention
Centers- On our Home Page use the
link "About RC&VB" and the sublink "Members".
Obs.: Riocentro is the largest convention center in Latin
America with an area of 100,029 square meters for congresses,
fairs and exhibitions - web site:http://www.rio.rj.gov.br/riocentro
Conventions
Centers in Hotels - On our Home Page
use the link "About RC&VB" and the sublink "Members"
– there you will find all the convention centers located
in hotels in the city.
Hotels- On our Home Page use the link "Services
to Visitors" and sublink "Hotels", or the link
"About RC&VB" and the sublink "Members".
Services
for Events - On our Home Page use
the link "About RC&VB" and the sublink "Members"
– there you will find the various categories of companies
that provide services for events.
