Car Rental -- Localiza (tel. 0800/979-2000 or 084/3643-1557); Avis (tel. 0800/725-2847 or 084/3644-2503); Unidas (tel. 0800/121-121 or 084/3643-1222); Hertz (tel. 084/3087-1428).
Currency Exchange -- Near Centro, Banco do Brasil, Av. Rio Branco 510, Cidade Alta (tel. 084/3216-4500), which also has a 24-hour ATM; and Sunset Cambio, Av. Hermes da Fonseca 628, Tirol (tel. 084/3212-2552). In Ponta Negra, Banco do Brasil, Rua Dr. Ernani Hugo Gomes 2700 (tel. 084/3219-4443, next to the Praia Shopping.
Hospitals -- Monsenhor Walfredo Gurgel, Av. Salgado Filho s/n, Tirol (tel. 084/3232-7501).
Weather -- Natal lies just 3 degrees from the Equator, so temperatures hover around 82°F to 93°F (28°C-34°C) year-round. The only difference between summer and winter is that in the winter (June-Aug) it tends to rain more. In summer you get 15 regular hours of sunshine a day.
