Economist. He works at the Institute of Applied Economic Research -IPEA (Brasilia). He was Director of Economic Affairs of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). PhD in Latin American Integration from the University of Sao Paulo (USP).
After almost a century, it seems that the antagonism between the Atlantic and the Pacific is beginning to be overcome by road corridors in underdeveloped regions. The bioceanic road corridor is a physical integration project that will connect Porto Murtinho (Mato Grosso do Sul) with the ports of northern Chile.
For the first time in history, a U.S. Secretary of State will set foot on the world's largest river island. Most of the news coverage and analysis of this has focused on Donald Trump's attempt to present a tougher and more effective agenda on Venezuela for the Republican vote hunt in Florida.
