The Address
WCCE 2009 Official Hotel
Dall'Onder GrandeHotel
Events Center
Rua Erny Hugo Dreher, no 197
Bairro Planalto
Bento Gonçalves, RS, Brazil
Phone/Fax: +55 54 3455.3555
Reservation: +55 0800 704.3000
PoBox: 164
Postal Code: 95700-000
dallonder@dallonder.com.br
Accommodation
Dall'Onder Vittoria Hotel
Rua 13 de Maio, no 800
Reservation: +55 0300 147 3000
Phone/Fax: +55 54 3455 3000 / 3452 7633
Postal Code: 95700-000
vittoria@dallonder.com.br
Prices / Ocuppancy
| Hotel | Star rating |
Category | Distance (venue) |
* Pricing/Occupancy (U$) | |||
| Single | Double | Triple | Quad | ||||
| Dall'Onder GrandeHotel | * * * * * | Executive | 900 m | 473,00 | 358,00 | 319,00 | |
| Dall'Onder GrandeHotel | * * * * * | Deluxe | 900 m | 611,00 | 427,00 | 365,00 | |
| Dall'Onder Vittoria Hotel | * * * * | Executive | 1200 m | 473,00 | 358,00 | 319,00 | |
| Dall'Onder Vittoria Hotel | * * * * | Deluxe | 1200 m | 611,00 | 427,00 | 365,00 | |
| Vinocap Hotel | * * * | Standard | 1800 m | 275,00 | 248,00 | 236,00 | 229,00 |
| Vinocap Hotel | * * * | Deluxe | 1800 m | 362,00 | 312,00 | 270,00 | |
* These values includes 4 days at the Hotel with Breakfest and another meal included
Tourist information
Stone Paths Cultural Project
Stone Paths Cultural Project
It's a "live museum" from Italy colonization in the area. You can see stone,
wood and brick houses more than 100 years old. You're invited do visit -
both externally and internally - some of them and see local costumes, know
the Veneto language, taste sheep dairy, homemade cookies and wine. Try the
" chimarrão", typical beverage of indian tradition, very popular in all Rio
Grande do Sul.
Price: U$ 21 each. Minimum group of three people. Visiting fares that may
apply are not included.
Vale dos Vinhedos- "Vineyard Valley"
Vineyard Valley is located within the cities of Bento Gonçalves, Garibaldi
and Monte Belo do Sul. The area has 24 wine factories, hotel and hostel
services, cheese shops, restaurantes and artist's studios. The region offers
many attractions, includine wine factory tours, wine degustations and
typical dinners with choir animation, served in the colorful and cozy tavern
ambients.
Price: U$ 21 each. Minimum group of three people. Visiting fares that may
apply are not included.
Maria Fumaça
A return to the past in a steam locomotive - popularly called in Brazil
Maria Fumaça, or "Smoke Mary" - tour. Clocking at one and a half hour of
local sighting, passing by the cities of Bento Gonçalves, Garibaldi and
Carlos Barbosa. Includes artistic show and sparkling wine/grape juice
degustations.
Price: U$ 38 each. Transfer from local hotels is included.
Gramado and Canela
The Região das Hortênsias or "Hydrangea Region" has breathtaking sight spots
that make a natural "postcard" tour. Take lunch at a Café Colonial - a feast
with dozens of different local specialties, visit a chocolate factory, relax
at parks Knorr and Caracol and lakes Negro and Joaquina Bier, see the
mesmerizing architecture of the Nossa Senhora de Lourdes cathedral...
Price: U$ 35.00 each. Minimum group of six people. Park tickets not
included.
Pre-event Tours
Foz do Iguaçu - Iguazu Falls:
- Gol Airlines ticket - São Paulo/Foz do Iguaçu/São Paulo
- Airport/hotel/airport transfer
- 3 nights at Torrance Green hotel, breakfast included
- Tour by the brazilian side of Iguazu Falls and Itaipu
- Local tour guides to assist you
- Travel bag
Price: U$ 523 each + boarding fees.Price subject to change without prior advice.
Rio de Janeiro
- Gol Airlines ticket - São Paulo/Rio de Janeiro/São Paulo
- Airport/hotel/airport transfer
- 3 nights at Copacabana hotel, breakfast included
- Tour by Pão de Açucar - "Sugarloaf Mountain" (ticket not included)
- Local tour guides to assist you
- Travel bag
Price: U$ 565 each + boarding fees. Price subject to change without prior advice.
Terms
Prices in US dollars, referring to August 8, 2008, US$1,735 for R$1, and subject to changes without prior notice.
Reservations and Informations
To be announced
About Bento Gonçalves, send e-mail to reservas@plusturismo.com.br or visit the site http://www.plusturismo.com.br
Social events
To be announced
The city
Bento Gonçalves is a town located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil. It is the wine capital of Brazil, located in a region with many vineyards. Many of the Italian immigrants and their descendants helped establish the wine industry in the region. As of 2006 its population was of approximately 103,000 inhabitants.
One may experience the rolling country side of Bento Gonçalves, Garibaldi and Carlos Barbosa by taking a day trip on the Maria Fumaça steam locomotive. One may also learn more about the Italian heritage of the people through such museums as Epopéia Italiana.
External link to Bento Gonçalves
How to arrive
Distancies from some Brazillian Capitals:
- Florianópolis 600km *
- Curitiba 835km *
- São Paulo 1.233km *
- Rio de Janeiro 1.677km *
- Belo Horizonte 1.836km *
- Brasília 2.151km *
* Distancies always including the way "Bento Gonçalves - Porto Alegre".
Maps
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WCCE location on Google maps
The weather in july
In South America, the end of July corresponds to the winter vacation. The climate in the south of Brazil at this time of the year is nice with diurnal temperatures between 5 and 15 degrees Celsius and almost no rain.
Useful Information
To be announced