The 33^rd IAEE Conference will be held at InterContinental hotel which is located at São Conrado neighborhood.  The Brazilian Student Organizing Committee recommends you Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana neighborhoods as the best areas to find alternative accommodation mostly because of safety, access to transportation and hotel/hostel availability.

The map shown below displays São Conrado, Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana neighborhoods as well as part of South Zone of Rio (in Portuguese: “Zona Sul do Rio”).

Considering the large number of hotels available, reservations and confirmations should be done by your own using internet. Some websites can help your search: http://www.hostelworld.com, http://www.hihostels.com, http://www.booking.com, http://www.clickhotels.com, http://www.travelnow.com.

Instead of looking for alternative hotels, students can also try room sharing at the InterContinental hotel (Please click here).

(*Important: IAEE and AB3E are not responsible for bookings, payments and services related to the websites mentioned above).

Click here to download information on transportation to/from the conference venue.

Transportation by taxi

Taxi is not expensive in Rio de Janeiro. You should share a taxi with a friend or roommate in order to save money when going to the IAEE Conference. You can find approximate values of taxi fares in Rio using the information available within this website. Please type your departure address (Origem) and your destination address (Destino). Then, press “Calcular tarifa”. Such website will only provide estimated fares for regular and special taxi.

Public transportation (Barra Expresso)

Public transportation from Copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon to São Conrado is preferentially the Barra Expresso bus which works like a subway (or an Express Shuttle) since it stops once or twice at each neighborhood. Barra Expresso is also connected to other buses itinerary options and the Rio subway grid (please, refer to the yellow line in this map).

1) In case you are near to any subway station, you should buy Barra Expresso ticket (one way ticket costs BRL 3.80 which includes subway and bus). You should get off at Ipanema/General Osório station. Then, seek for Praça General Osório exit (picture “b”) or follow Barra Expresso signal (picture c). Both signals (pictures b and c) will take you to upstairs.

Once you find General Ipanema/General Osório exit, follow Barra Expresso signals then seek for Barra Expresso bus stop (see picture d) which is at General Osório Square. So, get in Barra Expresso shuttle (picture e) using the same ticket you used to get in the subway.

Barra Expresso schedule to São Conrado: from Mondays thru Saturdays: 5  A.M. to 0:20 A.M. Sundays and holidays: 7 A.M. to 11:20 P.M.  Barra Expresso schedule from São Conrado (to Leblon, Ipanema and Copacabana): From Mondays thru Saturdays: from 5 A.M. to 11:20 P.M. Sundays and holidays: from 7 A.M. to 10:20 P.M.

2) In case your hotel is located at Ipanema neighborhood and you are going to IAEE Conference, you should take Barra Expresso bus in accordance to the map below. Your first option is Ipanema/General Osório station (item 1).

Your second option is in the middle of Ipanema neighbourhood. From 7 to 10 a.m, you should take your bus in the corner of Rua Prudente de Morais and Rua Joana Angélica. After 10 a.m., the same bus stops in the corner of Av. Vieira Souto and Rua Maria Quitéria.

During weekdays, buses depart every 15 minutes (or every 30 minutes during the weekend). Considering good traffic conditions, you may take 25 minutes to arrive at Fashion Mall bus stop in São Conrado (Conference’s neighborhood).  Please refer to all Barra Expresso stops here.

3) In case your hotel is located at Leblon neighborhood and you are going to IAEE Conference, you should take Barra Expresso bus in accordance to the map below. Barra Expresso has 2 stops at Leblon:

First stop: From 7 to 10 a.m., you should take your bus in the corner of Av. Gen. San Martin and Rua Afranio de Mello Franco. After 10 a.m., the bus stop is in the corner of Av. Delfim Moreira and Rua Afranio de Mello Franco.

Second Stop: From 7 to 10 a.m., you should take your bus in the corner of Av. Gen. San Martin and Rua Cupertino Durao. After 10 a.m., the same bus stops in the corner of Av. Delfim Moreira and Rua Rainha Guilhermina.

During weekdays, buses depart every 10-15 minutes (or every 20-25 minutes during the weekend). Considering regular traffic conditions, you should take 17-20 minutes to arrive at Fashion Mall bus stop at São Conrado (Conference’s neighborhood). Please refer to all Barra Expresso stops here.

4) Fashion Mall bus stop (São Conrado)

The 33^rd IAEE Conference will be held at the InterContinental hotel, located at São Conrado neighborhood. Using Barra Expresso bus, you should get off at Fashion Mall bus stop, which is near to the InterContinental hotel (you will walk only 5 minutes).

Fashion Mall bus stop is on the sidewalk of Estrada da Gávea.  According to the map below, Estrada da Gávea (in yellow) and Estrada Lagoa Barra (in orange) are roads in parallel.

You should CAREFULLY cross both Estrada Gávea and Estrada Lagoa-Barra (using the way under the road level). After that, turn to the right and go straight ahead on the sidewalk of Estr. Lagoa-Barra. After 100 meters, turn to the left at Av. Alm. Álvaro Alberto. Go straight ahead. After 200 meters, turn to the right and you’ll see the InterContinental hotel (Av. Aquarela do Brasil, 75).

* Portuguese-English: “Estrada” = Road; “Av., Avenida”= Avenue; “Rua”= Street.

In case you have further questions don’t hesitate to contact us (studentcouncil@students.iaee.org).