{"id":2076,"date":"2021-02-05T12:24:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-05T14:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eventos.abcm.org.br\/cobem2021\/?page_id=2076"},"modified":"2023-03-29T12:16:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T15:16:09","slug":"additional-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eventos.abcm.org.br\/cobem2023\/venue-travel\/additional-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Additional Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--\n\n\n<h3>Currency<\/h3>\n\n\nThe Brazilian currency is the REAL. The banknotes are in denominations of 200, 100, 50, 10, 5, 2 and 1; Coins: 1.00 real; 50 cents, 25 cents, 10 cents, 5 cents and 1 cent. In general, exchange offices accept exchange a wide variety of foreign currencies, however we recommend that you bring US dollars or Euros, since they exchange more easily than others.--><\/p>\n<h3>Time zone<\/h3>\n<p>The Brazilian territory covers multiple time zones. Florianopolis is in the Brazilian Time Zone, -3.0 hours from GMT.<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n\n<h3>Language<\/h3>\n\n\nThe official language of Brazil is Portuguese. The English language is also spoken, especially in major cities.--><\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n\n<h3>Insurance, Visa and Health<\/h3>\n\n\nIt is strongly recommended that participants have an insurance to cover losses incurred in case of cancellation, medical expenses, damage, or loss of personal effects. The Congress Organizers and ABCM cannot accept liability for personal accidents and loss or damage to private property of the participants and accompanying person.\n\nBrazil has agreements with many countries, whose citizens are not required to present a VISA. Following the principle of reciprocity, citizens from US, Canada, China, India, Japan and others should apply for VISA at the Brazilian Embassy or Consulate in their countries. An official letter of invitation to obtain a VISA will be issued only after the participant registration and full payment have been received.\n\nPlease check information at: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.portalconsular.itamaraty.gov.br\/vistos-para-viajar-ao- brasil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.portalconsular.itamaraty.gov.br\/vistos-para-viajar-ao-brasil<\/a>\n\nVaccinations are not required unless you are from countries with cases of yellow fever. You will need no other health certificate to enter Brazil.\n\nStrict quarantine rules apply to importation of animals and plants that cannot be brought to Brazil without prior application.--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time zone The Brazilian territory covers multiple time zones. Florianopolis is in the Brazilian Time Zone, -3.0 hours from GMT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2684,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2076","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eventos.abcm.org.br\/cobem2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eventos.abcm.org.br\/cobem2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eventos.abcm.org.br\/cobem2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eventos.abcm.org.br\/cobem2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eventos.abcm.org.br\/cobem2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2076"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/eventos.abcm.org.br\/cobem2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2690,"href":"https:\/\/eventos.abcm.org.br\/cobem2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2076\/revisions\/2690"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eventos.abcm.org.br\/cobem2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eventos.abcm.org.br\/cobem2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}