City with around 309 thousand inhabitants, Foz do Iguassu is characterized by its cultural diversity. They are 71 ethnical groups; the most representative ones are from Lebanon, China, Paraguay and Argentina. Foz do Iguassu borders with the Argentinean city Puerto Iguazú and with the Paraguayan city Ciudad del Este.
   The base of the city’s economy is tourism, with a highlight for the commerce and services.
   In a survey by EMBRATUR, in the segment "Leisure", in 2004 and 2005 Foz do Iguassu was considered as the 2º destination most visited Web Site by foreign tourists, just behind Rio de Janeiro. In the segment "Business", Foz turns to be the 6º place in 2004 and 8° in 2005, whereas in the segment "Other reasons" has the 5th position in the researched two years.
   Offering a large number of tours, leisure options and gastronomy and a quite agitated night life, Foz do Iguassu awaits you!

Vaccines required to enter Brazil:

   There are countries of origin for which Brazil requires the International Certificate of Vaccination against Yellow Fever, as for the granting of a visa.

There are also areas of destination in Brazil for which it is recommended to vaccinate against yellow fever.

The updated list of countries and areas can be obtained at the web site of the National Agency of Sanitary Surveillance - www.anvisa.gov.br - in "Ports, Airports, Borders", or by mail to ggpaf@anvisa.gov.br or assessoria.ggpaf@anvisa.gov.br, or also calling to the telephone number +55-61-4481292, in Brasilia.

The following links provide more information:
www.anvisa.gov.br
www.who.int

   Western extreme of Paraná, in the border between Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina - latitude south 25º 32' 45" and longitude west 54º 35' 07".

Area:
Total area: 617,70 km2
Urban area: 165,50 km2
Rural area: 164,50 km2
National Park’s area: 138,60 km2
Itaipu Lake’s area: 149,10 km2

Climate:
Humid subtropical, with hot summers, infrequent hale and rain all year round.
 
Temperature:
Daily summer (DJF) temperature variation ranging from 16°C to 34°C (61-93°F), and daily winter (JJA) variation from about 8°C to 24°C (46-75°F).

Altitude:
Average of 192 meters above sea level.

Relative humidity of the air:
Average of 73%.
(Source: Ministry of Aeronautics - 2005)

Rainfall:
Average of 123,5 millimeters
(Source: Ministry of Aeronautics - 2005)

Time zone:
-3 hours Greenwich Mean Time.

Population:
   Foz do Iguassu has a very varied and interesting ethnical composition, with an estimate population today of 309.113 inhabitants. The city holds 71 of the 192 nationalities in the world. Walking by the streets of the city it is no surprise to find Japanese, Chinese, Korean, French, Bolivian and Chilean people, Arabs, Portuguese, Hindus, Israelis and people from many other nationalities, besides Paraguayans and Argentinean. The different ethnical groups living in the city turn Foz do Iguassu in one of the most cosmopolitan cities of Brazil.
(Source: Estimate of the population in July/2006 - IBGE)

Voltage:
   The power supply is of 110 V in Foz do Iguassu, although it is easy to find places with double voltage lines.


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