Dear colleagues,

I have been requested to pass on to you the following additional information regarding the SG 16 meeting in Brazil: - It is advised that all good carried by the travellers (except for personal effects in quantity and quality compatible with the length and purpose of the trip) that exceed the global value of US$500 be declared in the form "Declaration for Accompanined Luggage" ("Declaração de Bagagem Acompanhada", DBA). The DBA will be available in the customs at the airport printed in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. In the case of personal laptops, cameras, etc, whose value exceeds R$3,000 (~US$1,200), a permit for temporary admission will be issued from the declation of the goods in the DBA. This will allow the items the enter and exit Brazil without the imposition of taxes. The traveller should upon arrival go to the (red) "Goods to Declare" ("Bens a Declarar") gate in order to get the temporary admission permit issued, not the (green) "Nothing to Declare" ("Nada a Declarar") gate. - Please note that if you carry foreign currency other than US Dollars, you will have to exchange money at one of the international airports (Guarulhos in São Paulo and Galeão in Rio de Janeiro). On the other hand, exchange of US Dollars into Reais is available in Porto Seguro. - If you need a visa for Brazil and did not get one yet, I suggest that you attach a copy of the Collective Letter 01/16 (http://www.itu.int/itudoc/itu-t/com16/coll/01-04/001.html) to the visa application form and state that you are attending the ITU-T SG 16 Meeting in Porto Seguro organized by ANATEL under the invitation of the International Telecommunication Union. - It is suggested that the dress code for the meeting be "casual dressing" (hurray!).

I am currently checking on details regarding the transporation between the airport (BPS) and the ferry to the hotel. I will send you an update when I get some more details on the subject.

Best regards, Simão Campos-Neto

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