Prepare your trip
Agile Brazil is approaching and you can already make your plans to participate. Come discover Porto Alegre, enjoy the famous south Brazilian meat houses, the traditional Brazilian Mate (chimarrão) and learn more about Brazilian folklore. Add to the welcoming city the infrastructure of the Event Center for PUC-RS and Agile Brazil's program to have more than enough reasons to come to the event.
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, is an important regional hub and one of the main business centers for Mercosul. The city, with 1.400.000 inhabitants in the urban area, is characterized by intense cultural, educational, commercial and service activies. It has an excellent hotel network, modern shopping centers, universities, theaters and restaurants. Solid telecommunication, transport, health and public satety infrastructures that will ensure the visitor's well-being.
Extensive green areas, a gorgeous sunset over the Guaíba river and the traditional hospitality are factors that also contribute to make Porto Alegre an unforgettable city. The Event Center of the Pontific Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul - CEPUC - is located in the main Campus, in the heart of Porto Alegre, just 15 minutes from the town center and 20 minutes from the International Airport Salgado Filho. It is a modern project that offers the most advanced technological resources and an adequate support structure to host business, scientific, cultural and recreational events.
PUCRS Convention Center (CEPUC)
PUC-RS' theater has 536 seats, offers a central air conditioning system, image projection system, ambient sound system, simultaneous translation cabins, screens and multimidia projector. All this with the support of a specialized team. Regarding support structure, CEPUC counts with a well established Service Center, which includes restaurants, commercial area, parking lots, drug stores, travel agencies, bank services and mail posts.
The campus also offers the Museum of Science and Technology, sports park, library and the TECNOPUC.
Travel agency
DC Travel is the event's official travel agency. Here are contact informations to it.
Phone: (55) (51) 3339-9272
Fax: (55) (51) 3339-9218
Email: juliana@dctravel.com.br.
Hotels
Agile Brazil has managed to obtain some discounts with some hotels for the event. To have access to the special fares, you just need to inform the hotel when you are booking your room that you will attend Agile Brazil 2010 at PUC-RS Event Center.
Blue Tree Millenium
Blue Tree Millenium Porto Alegre is on 3120, Borges de Medeiros Avenue in Praia de Belas neighborhood.
| Apartament type | Single bedroom | Double bedroom |
|---|---|---|
| Standart apartment | R$ 189,00 | R$ 219,00 |
| Superior apartment | R$ 198,00 | R$ 231,00 |
| Luxo apartment | R$ 220,00 | R$ 255,00 |
| Standart suite apartment | R$ 261,00 | R$ 300,00 |
| Family Lux Double/Quadruple apartment | R$ 292,00 | R$ 379,00 |
Phone: (55) (51) 3026-2200
Fax: (55) (51) 3026-6704
Email: vendas.millenium@bluetree.com.br
Blue Tree Towers
Blue Tree Towers Porto Alegre is on 995, Cel Lucas de Oliveira Avenue in Bela Vista neighborhood.
| Apartament type | Single bedroom | Double bedroom |
|---|---|---|
| Standart apartment | R$ 167,00 | R$ 203,00 |
| Lux apartment | R$ 184,00 | R$ 217,00 |
| Lux Premier apartment | R$ 223,00 | R$ 257,00 |
| Standart suite apartment | R$ 223,00 | R$ 257,00 |
| Luxo suite apartment | R$ 264,00 | R$ 294,00 |
| Premier suite apartment | R$ 287,00 | R$ 314,00 |
Phone: (55) (51) 3019-8000
Fax: (55) (51) 3330-5233
Email: vendas.palegre@bluetree.com.br
Arvoredo House Hotel
Arvoredo House Hotel is on 347, Cel. Fernando Machado street downtown.
| Apartament type | Simple | Double | Triple | Quadruple |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standart | R$ 110,00 | R$ 130,00 | R$ 150,00 | R$ 170,00 |
Phone: (55) (51) 3027-5199
Hotel Umbú
Hotel Umbú is on 45, Farrapos avenue in Floresta neightborhood.
| Apartament type | Simple | Double | Triple | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standart | R$ 95,00 | R$ 105,00 | R$ 125,00 | Premium | R$ 109,00 | R$ 119,00 | R$ 139,00 |
Phone: (55) (51) 3228-4355 or (55) (51) 3012-0909
Fax: (55) (51) 3012-0909
Email: umbuhotel@umbuhotel.com.br
Farrapos
Farrapos Hotel is on 1331, Professor Cristiano Fischer street in Jardim Botânico neighborhood.
| Apartament type | Single bedroom | Double bedroom | Triple bedroom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standart apartment | R$ 55,00 | R$ 75,00 | R$ 90,00 |
Phone: (55) (51) 3382-8000
Hostel Porto do Sol
Hostel Porto do Sol is on 958, Mariante street in Rio Branco neightborhood.
| Apartament type | Couple | 4 persons | 6 persons | 10 persons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standart | R$ 65,00 | R$ 28,00 (per person) | R$ 26,00 (per person) | R$ 23,00 (per person) |
Phone: (55) (51) 3330-1324
Email: contato@hostelportodosol.com.br