Cross-border cooperation in the tri-national region of Iguassu: report of the municipal plan for international relations of Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/redc.81942
Keywords: paradiplomacy, Foz do Iguaçu, cross-border

Abstract

The present article aims to present some initiatives developed in the city of Foz do Iguaçu (Brazil), in a cooperation between local administration and university in order to promote the cross-border cooperation in the triple border region, linked with Puerto Iguazu (Argentina) and Ciudad del Este/Presidente Franco/Hernandarias (Paraguay) - the most populated border in South America. For such a purpose, the essay first presents the city and the region's cross-border elements and its historical development, the potential of paradiplomacy to, in the sequence, report the efforts to create the Foz do Iguaçu International Relations Plan.

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Gustavo Oliveira Vieira, niversidad Federal da Integração Latino Americana (UNILA)

Profesor adjunto  de la Universidad Federal da Integração Latino Americana (UNILA) en Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brasil.

Suellen Mayara Péres de Oliveira, Universidad Federal da Integração Latino Americana (UNILA)

Doctora en Historia Social. Profesora e investigadora de la de la Universidad Federal da Integração Latino Americana (UNILA) en Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brasil

Jihad Ahmad Abu Ali, Asuntos Internacionales de la Municipalidad de Foz do Iguaçu

Director de Asuntos Internacionales de la Municipalidad de Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brasil

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Published
2022-05-10
How to Cite
Oliveira Vieira G., Péres de Oliveira S. M. y Abu Ali J. A. (2022). Cross-border cooperation in the tri-national region of Iguassu: report of the municipal plan for international relations of Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, Brazil. Revista Española de Desarrollo y Cooperación, 49(1), 69-77. https://doi.org/10.5209/redc.81942
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Vol. 49 No. 1 (2022): Monográfico: Impulsar la cooperación transfronteriza en América Latina: contextos, intereses y legitimidades en presencia
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Monograph

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