Proposal from Brazilian Metabolic and
Obesity Surgery Society to host the
2016 World IFSO Congress.
Rio de Janeiro / Brazil
Rio Centro Convention Center
September 7-11, 2016
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO
The City
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Size: 1.171 Km2
Population: 7 million people
Cosmopolitan city
Beautiful nature with the biggest urban forest
in the world, 2 bays, lagoons, 90 Km of
beaches and mountains
• Climate - mostly sunny, temperature ranging
from 27ºC / 80ºF
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Infrastructure:
• About 28.000 hotel rooms, facilities and
services for meetings and events.
• Cultural capital of Brazil - museums,
cultural centers, historical buildings,
musical events, movies, theatres.
• Great choice of restaurants, shoppings,
tourists sights
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
• Large Bus Service linking all areas
of the city
• Metro/Subway – 42 Km and 2
lines linking Ipanema,
Copacabana, Downtown and the
North Zone
• Taxis – 35.000 cars all over the
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Access
Rio de Janeiro International Airport - Galeão /
Antonio Carlos Jobim
• 20 minutes from main hotels in the South Zone
by the express way Linha Vermelha (Red Line)
• 38 minutes from Riocentro - the largest
Convention Center in Latin America in the West
Zone - Barra da Tijuca - by the express way
Linha Amarela (Yellow Line)
• Transportation - air conditioned bus, taxi, shuttle bus
RIO DE JANEIRO
Access
Rio de Janeiro International Airport - Galeão / Antonio
Carlos Jobim
• Rio is linked to airports in more than 80 countries
• Capacity: 15 million passengers per year /520 flights per
day
• Gates:
12
• Terminal: 2
• Enlargement investment: R$ 405.000.000,00
RIO DE JANEIRO
Access
Rio de Janeiro International Airport - Galeão / Antonio Carlos Jobim
• 26 international and national airlines link Rio de Janeiro to the
main capitals in the world:
Aerolineas Argentinas
Delta Airlines
Air France
Gol
American Airlines
Iberia
Avianca
KLM
Azul
Lan Chile
British Airways
Lufthansa
Continental Airlines Ocean Air
Copa Airlines
Pantanal
Alitalia
Emirates
TAAG
TACA
TAM
TAP
Pluna
United Airlines
US Airways
Webjet
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS - RIO DE JANEIRO*
Weekly Frequency
Air Company
Cities
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Departure
Aerolineas Argentinas
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35
Buenos Aires
Air France
14
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Paris
Alitalia
3
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Rome
American Airlines
15
15
Dallas, Miami and New York
British Airways
3
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London
Continental Airlines
7
7
Houston
Copa Airlines
12
12
Panama City
Delta Airlines
7
7
Atlanta
Emirates
7
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Dubai
Gol
33
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Aruba, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Caracas, Cordoba and Punta Cana
Iberia
6
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Madrid
KLM
3
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Amsterdan
LAN Chile
10
10
Santiago
Lufthansa
5
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Frankfurt
Pluna
14
14
Montevideo
TAAG Airlines
3
3
Luanda
TACA Peru
7
7
Lima
TAM
81
81
TAP
15
15
Lisbon and Porto
United Airlines
7
7
Washington
US Airways
7
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Charlotte
276
276
Total:
Asunción, Buenos Aires, Caracas, Frankfurt, London, Miami, New York, Paris and Santiago
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Visa
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Visa to Brazil is not required for citizens of the following countries
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Argentina
Austria
Belgium
Bolivia
Bulgaria
Chile
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Ecuador
Finland
France
Germany
Great Britain
Greece
Vatican
Honduras
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Brazil has diplomatic representation in several countries in all continents around
the world.
Iceland
Hungary
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Luxemburg
Macao
Malta
Monaco
Morocco
Netherland
New Zealand
Norway
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
San Marino
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Uruguay
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Access
Domestic Airport Santos Dumont
• Located downtown
• 10 minutes to the South Zone and main
hotels
• Capacity: 5 million passengers per year
273 flights per day
• Gates:
6
• Terminal: 1
• Airlines:
6 national airlines
DOMESTIC FLIGHTS - RIO DE JANEIRO (GALEÃO AND SANTOS DUMONT)*
Company
Weekly Frequency
Arrivals
Cities
Departures
Avianca
97
97
São Paulo (Guarulhos), São Paulo ( Congonhas), Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Aracajú and
Florianópolis
Azul
177
177
Campinas, Belo Horizonte, Goiânia, Cuiabá, Fortaleza, Campo Grande, Recife, Porto
Alegre, Navegantes, Salvador, Belém, Manaus and Joinville
794
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São Paulo (Congonhas), Brasília, Vitória, Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Foz do Iguaçu,
Manaus, Boa Vista, Salvador, Teresina, Aracaju, Recife, Porto Alegre, São Paulo
(Guarulhos), Londrina, Navegantes, Campinas, Fortaleza, Juazeiro do Norte, Belém,
Campina Grande, Florianópolis, Natal, João Pessoa, Goiânia, Macapá, Maringá, Maceió,
São Luís and Uberlândia
Pantanal
6
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São Paulo (Congonhas)
Passaredo
41
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Ribeirão Preto, São José do Rio Preto, Goiânia and Uberlândia
Gol
Tam
723
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São Paulo (Congonhas), Florianópolis, Porto Alegre, Brasília, Recife, São Paulo
(Guarulhos), Curitiba, Fortaleza, São Luís, Salvador, Belém, Belo Horizonte, Ilhéus,
Natal, Foz do Iguaçu, Vitória, João Pessoa, Manaus, Maceió, Campinas, Teresina,
Petrolina, Porto Seguro and Aracaju
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Macaé and Campos dos Goytacazes
Trip
98
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Curitiba, Londrina, Cuiabá, Belo Horizonte, Recife, Fernando de Noronha, Vitória,
Macaé, Campos dos Goytacazes, Goiânia, Palmas, São José dos Campos, Varginha,
São José do Rio Preto, Araçatuba, Campo Grande, Porto Seguro, Salvador, Juiz de
Fora, Belo Horizonte (Pampulha) and São João del Rei
Webjet
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Florianópolis, Porto Alegre, Uberlândia, Salvador, Curitiba, Belo Horizonte, Recife, Foz
do Iguaçu, Fortaleza, Natal, Ribeirão Preto, Brasília, Navegantes, Goiânia, São Paulo
(Congonhas) and São Paulo (Guarulhos)
Total:
2184
2184
Fotos: RioCentro e RCVB
Riocentro Convention &
Exhibition Center
RIOCENTRO
CONVENTION CENTER
• The largest convention center in South
America
• Located in Barra da Tijuca - area served by
large shopping malls, restaurants, show
houses and beach
Distances:
• International Airport x Riocentro: about 38 min
• Domestic Airport x Riocentro: about 35 min
• Jacarepaguá Airport x Riocentro: about 8 min
• Hotels in Copacabana x Riocentro: about 35 min
• Hotels in São Conrado x Riocentro: about 20 min
• Hotels in Barra da Tijuca x Riocentro: about 15 min
RIOCENTRO
CONVENTION CENTER
• Total Area: 571.979 m2
• Constructed Area: 100.029 m2
• Divided into 5 Halls:
Hall 1 Central:
17.466 sqm
Hall 2:
11.545 sqm
Hall 3:
22.062 sqm
Hall 4:
22.723 sqm
Hall 5 Congress:
14.222 sqm
• Riocentro is versatile and has all facilities
needed for congresses and exhibitions.
RIOCENTRO – SITE PLAN
Parking
Pavilion 2
Pavilion 3
Pavilion 1
Pavilion 5
Pavilion 4
RIOCENTRO - HALL 5 –
GROUND FLOOR
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Total area: 7.753 sqm
Auditorium: 4.030 sqm
Height: 5,50 m
Hall: 2.455 sqm
Height: 3,50 m
Functional Rooms: Varying from 58 to 226 sqm
Height: Varying from 2,75 to 4,50 m
Individual Air Conditioning in each room
RIOCENTRO - HALL 5 –
UPPER FLOOR
• The Upper Floor offers flexibility with six large divisible rooms.
• Rooms 201,202,203 and 204 each 694,90 sqm and 4.30 m
height. If fully open, each of these rooms has a seating capacity
up to 600 paxs. In each of them, two removable acoustic walls
allow different formats for the room.
• Room 205 – 250 sqm
• Room 206 – 169,20 sqm
• Room 207 – 250 sqm.
• Room 208 – 185 sqm
• Room 209 – 170,30 sqm
• Room 210 – 233,50 sqm
• Room 211 – 185 sqm
• Room 212 - 170,30 sqm
Some important events
in Rio de Janeiro
• United Nations Conference for Environment
and Development - Rio’92
Date: 1992
Nr. of participants: 20.000
• 13th World Congress of Cardiology
Date: 1998
Nr. of participants: 14.000
• Americas Telecom Rio 2000
Date: 2000
Nr. of participants: 27.000
• 17th World Petroleum Congress and Rio Oil & Gas
Date: 2002
Nr. of participants: 40.000
Some important events
in Rio de Janeiro
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World Congress of Nephrology
Date: 2007
Nr. of participants: 6.000
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13th International Congress of Endocrinology
Date: 2008
Nr. of participants: 6.000
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Soccerex Global Convention
Date: 2011
Nr. of participants: 4.000
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World Congress of Neuroscience
Date: 2015
Nr. of participants: 4.000
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Olympic Games 2016
Date: 2016
Nr. of participants: 2.000.000
Hotels in Rio de Janeiro
Fotos: RCVB - Hotéis
HOTELS
• Rio de Janeiro has today about 28.000
hotel rooms in various categories
• Many hotels have convention centers
with meeting facilities for up 5.000
people
HOTELS
• Hotels: (City)
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• Other Accommodations:
22 residencial flats
33 (hostels, Inns, etc)
• Total rooms: around 28.000
Hotels for the event
Windsor Barra
Sheraton Barra Hotel & Suites
338 Rooms
292 Rooms
http://www.windsorhoteis.com
http://www.sheraton-barra.com.br
Transamerica Prime – Barra
Royal Tulip
291 Rooms
418 Rooms
www.transamericagroup.com.br
http://www.royaltulipriodejaneiro.com
Sponsors and Exhibitors
• The Brazilian Metabolic and Obesity Surgery Society
promote an annual meeting with 1200 delegates and some
important sponsors and exhibitors as:
Allergan
Allimed
Bhio Supply
Bristol
Covidien
Edlo S/A
Gore
H. Strattner
Janssen
Johnson
Mid Band
Nycomed
Olympus
Ottoboni
Sanofi-aventis
Suprimed
W.L. Gore
SECURITY
• Joint Committee of Tourist Security composed of:
- Military Police Force
- Civil Police Force
- Municipal Guard
- Fire Department
- Municipal Tourist Office
- State Tourist Office
- Rio Convention & Visitors Bureau
- Brazilian Association of Travel Agents
- Brazilian Assoc. of Professional Congress Organizer Companies
- Others
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It can be summoned to provide special security for congresses,
events and groups in the city.
STATISTICS
• According to ICCA - International Congress
and Convention Association, Rio de Janeiro has
been ranked 1st in the Americas for eight years
and among the top twenty in the world in the
last twenty years.
ICCA - association based in Amsterdam that has
the most complete data bank of international
meetings in the world.
Rio: Nature, Beaches & Culture
Fotos: Riotur e RCVB
RIO DE JANEIRO
Why hold your event in Rio de Janeiro?
1 – Easy access, by land or air;
2 – Highly specialized infra-structure;
3 – Proximity of hotels to attractions and event
centers;
4 – Varied lodging facilities - 28 thousand rooms;
5 – Variety of venues including city's beauty spots;
6 - Riocentro - largest convention center in Latin
America;
7 – Professional expertise of international standard;
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8 – Cultural wealth - unforgettable experiences;
9 – Natural beauties that make every event unique;
10 – Technology and modernity of a metropolitan
city;
11 – Friendly people - most hospitable in the world;
12 – The best of Brazilian and international cuisine;
13 – International infra-structure, great
accommodations and a distinctive service.
14 – Attractive and exciting, creating all the
requirements for your event to be a box-office
success.
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Carnival: the greatest show on earth
New Year s Eve: fantastic fireworks and music on the beaches
Cultural heart of the country – capital of Brazil for 200 years
Rich historic center
Museums: rich collections and special international exhibits
Modern architectural landmarks
Film, fashion, theater, dance festivals
Open air free concerts of national and international major artists
Wonderful Opera House – Municipal Theater
RIO DE JANEIRO – LEISURE AND
SPORT
Corcovado Mountain and Statue of Christ the Redeemer:
one of the New Seven Wonders of the World – tours by
train
• Tijuca Forest: the largest urban forest in the world – in
the hart of the city - tours by jeep
• Sugar Loaf: cable car linking two mountains – amazing
view
• Environmental reserves and waterfalls
• Host of 2007 Pan American Games – improvement of
the city’s infrastructure for sports
• Sun, beaches and lots of sports.
• Bike and jogging track all through the city
SURROUNDINGS OF RIO
• Variety of choices in neighboring
cities: Buzios with paradise beaches,
rustic decorated guest houses and a
sophisticated nightlife; Angra dos
Reis, surrounded by 365 islands;
Paraty, a national heritage for its
colonial architecture; Teresópolis,
Friburgo and Petrópolis with cool
climate by the mountains and its
historical Palace now an Imperial
Museum.
SURROUNDINGS OF RIO
Angra
Búzios
Paraty
Petrópolis
Further information:
www.rioconventionbureau.com.br
Rio de Janeiro
The Marvelous City