Venue
Geoanalysis 2012 will be held at the Ferradura Hotel (http://ferraduraresort.com.br)
in Búzios, Rio de Janeiro state. The hotel has very comfortable installations to host
the conference, is very close to Ferradura beach and at about 1 km from Búzios main
street.
The area of Armação dos Búzios, or just Búzios, was originally the home
of the Tamoios native Indians. Invaded by the French Pirates, later it
became a small fishermen village. It is on a peninsula, whose shape resembles
an island. The region’s beauty and climate transformed Búzios in a cozy
and cosmopolitan small city.
With more than different 20 beautiful beaches, the charming and sophisticated
beach resort also offers an exciting night life. During the low season,
Búzios becomes a hot destination for people to enjoy gastronomy, art,
nature, aquatic sports and relaxation.
The climate is one of the remarkable features of Búzios. Enjoying a yearly
rate of about 300 sunny days and average temperatures ranging from 25ºC
in winter (July, August, September) to 30ºC in summer (January, February,
March), Búzios is a perfect place for outdoor activities.
Búzios busy commercial centre, located at Rua das Pedras and neighborhoods,
opens from mid afternoon to the early hours. An amazing variety of clothes
and accessories shops by the best Brazilian designers can de found. Dozens
of craftsmen exhibit their works in leather, wood, clay, pottery and jewelry.
Along the Orla Bardot most bars and nightclubs open at 9 pm and go all
the way to dawn. Some restaurants offer live music and dancing floor where
people can dance all night long.
Búzios also holds some interesting projects for natural conservation,
including geology and paleontology. One of them explores similarities
between the rocks found today in the Himalayan Mountains and the oldest
rocks of southeastern Brazil. The reason is that at about 520 million
years ago, the region of Búzios was part of a giant mountain chain, as
tall as the Himalayas.
More about Buzios:
http://www.buziosonline.com.br/home/english
http://www.buzios.world-guides.com
