2008 WUC Women's Futsal: Update
June 30th, 2008
From September 7th to 13th, the 1st World University Women’s Futsal Championship will be staged. CBDU, the Brazilian Member Association of FISU will host this inaugural event in the city of Vitória.
City
Vitória is the capital of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. It is located on a small island within a bay where a few rivers meet the sea. It was founded in 1551. The city (area 93 km²) has a population of 313,300 whilst the Greater Vitória metropolitan area has a population of over 1,612,885, the 14th largest in Brazil. In 1998, the United Nations rated Vitória as the fourth best state capital in Brazil to live in, rating cities on health, education, and social improvement projects. Nights are very active. At the place known as Triângulo das Bermudas, between the streets Joaquin Lírio and João da Cruz, has bars, restaurants and discos. At the seaside, the preferred place of the young is Curva da Jurema, with beach tents open all night.
The new Vitória National Airport connects Vitória with many Brazilian cities. Vitória is one of the three island capitals of Brazilian states, the others being Florianópolis and São Luís, and is located in the South-eastern region, the most developed of Brazil. It's strategically located close to the big urban centres of the country and is, on average, an hour by plane from the most important cities in Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Belo Horizonte. The borough, which is surrounded by Vitoria Bay and the estuary formed by the rivers Santa Maria, Bubu, Marinho and Aribiri consists of a wide variety of types of landscape: islands, hillsides, coves, points, mangroves and beaches. Along its 3.33 km a beautiful view of Vitoria bay, its beaches, islands, ports and also of the Convento da Penha (Penha Convent), which is situated in Vila Velha, can be enjoyed. The climate is tropical and humid, with an average maximum monthly temperature of 30.4ºC (86.72ºF) and minimum of 24ºC (75.2ºF), and a heavy rainy season mainly in the months of October to January.
The nearest international airport is RIO DE JANEIRO AIRPORT with direct connections to Vitória. The OC recommends all teams to fly to Vitória, using Rio de Janeiro International airport (TOM JOBIM INTERNACIONAL AIRPORT – GALEÃO). The distance between these cities is about 521 km approximately 8 hours by bus.
Hotel Canto do Sol
Accommodation
All players, delegation officials, referees and FISU Family will have the same standard of accommodation - they will be accommodated in a **** hotel (Hotel Canto do Sol. Av. Dante Micheline, 3957. Vitória – Espírito Santo. Brasil . E-mail: rcantodosol@hphoteis.com.br) in the town centre, which is located 3,5 Km from Sports hall - the main championship hall, and is 150m away from the main beach. The hotel has enough space to host all the participants of the 1st World University Futsal Championship. Triple rooms will be provided for the players, single and double rooms for the officials.
Teams
So far the OC received the intention of participation from the following countries: 1. BRAZIL 2. CHILE 3. CHINA 4. COSTA RICA 5. EGYPT 6. IRAN 7. KAZAKSTAN 8. PARAGUAY 9. PERU 10. PORTUGAL The deadline for participation and confirmation is July, 15th.
Venues
Main Sports Hall GINASIO POLIESPORTIVO DO CLUBE ALVARES CABRAL, Avenida Marechal Mascarenhas de Morais, seating capacity; 7,000 seats, floor: wood, 40mx20m, inaugurated in 1981. 2nd Sports Hall GINASIO DE ESPORTES: JONES DOS SANTOS NEVES, Marechal Mascarenhas de Morais, seating capacity: 1,200 seats, floor: wood, 38x18m, inaugurated in 2008. Training Facility CENTRO DE TREINAMENTO JAIME NAVARRO DE CARVALHO: Marechal Mascarenhas de Morais seating capacity: 1,200 seats, floor: wood, 38x18m, inaugurated in 2000.
Proposed Schedule
September 5th-6th: Arrivals of delegations September 7th: Opening Ceremony & Competitions September 8th: Competitions September 9th: Competitions September 10th: Rest Day September 11th: Competitions September 12th: Competitions September 13th: Competitions & Closing Ceremony September 14th: Departures of delegations
