DebConf19 will be held in the Central Campus of Paraná Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná (UTFPR), Curitiba, 20th → 27th July 2019.

DebCamp is from Sunday, 14th July to Friday 19th July, 2019.

1. Attending

Registration is open and the confirmation deadline is 2019-07-01 (bursary application deadline 2019-03-31).

Planning to attend:

Nick

DebCamp

DebConf

Further travel

Registration

bootc

Part

Yes

No

jmw

Part

Yes

No

Noodles

No

Yes

No

Sledge

Yes

Yes

No

RattusRattus

Yes

Yes

No

2. Accommodation and local transport

Hotel

People

Hotel Nikko

bootc, jmw, Noodles

Ibis Curitiba Shopping

Sledge

Nacional Inn (Debconf Accommodation)

RattusRattus

3. Travel to/from Curitiba

Probably the only viable option is to fly, but someone is bound to want a road trip.

3.1. Flying

Name

Nick

Contact

Outbound

Return

AndySimpkins

RattusRattus

rattusrattus@d.o

13/7 22:00 BA LHR-GRU-CWB

29/7 10:10 BA CWB-GRU-LHR

ChrisBoot

bootc

bootc@d.o

16/7 09:15 KLM BHX-AMS-GIG-CWB

27/7 19:15 KLM CWB-GIG-AMS-BHX

JonathanMcDowell

Noodles

noodles@earth.li

19/7 19:20 BA BHD-LHR-GRU-CWB

28/7 12:00 BA CWB-GRU-LHR-BHD

JonathanWiltshire

jmw

jmw@d.o

17/7 09:15 KLM BHX-AMS-GIG-CWB

28/7 19:15 KLM CWB-GIG-AMS-BHX

SteveMcIntyre

Sledge

93sam@d.o

13/7 22:00 BA LHR-GRU-CWB

29/7 10:10 BA CWB-GRU-LHR

3.1.1. Heathrow strike action

Unite has announced strikes by customer service, engineering and security staff over the weekend of 26/27th July (Heathrow's busiest).

4. Entry requirements

British nationals can normally enter Brazil without a visa as a tourist. Passports should be valid for a minimum of six months from the date of entry.

Yellow fever risk area has been extended to include Curitiba. An inoculation certificate is not mandatory for entry but strongly advised for exit again afterwards.

Carrying of photographic ID is mandatory at all times (though not necessarily a passport).

An entry/exit card will be issued at the border and must be kept for exit. There are fines and hassle for losing it. It is permitted to print and complete the form in advance to save time at the border. Instructions for completion (translation down the page).

Andrej Shadura kindly prepared a copy with form fields.

5. Customs

According to the conference organisers:

In any case, over US$500 of anything must be declared and taxed.

Border authorities are known to require visitors to register any new electronic equipment they bring in, even for personal use, to ensure it leaves again.

6. Local SIMs

https://wiki.debian.org/DebConf/19/Faq#SIM_cards

Brazil is covered by Three Go Roam

TheEarthWiki: DebconfTravel2019 (last edited 2019-07-16 17:56:34 by JonathanWiltshire)