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After more than 20 years, the trade agreement between the Mercosur countries and the European Union was announced on Friday 6 December.
If the signature, which still depends on legal review and translation, is carried out, a market of around 700 million consumers is expected to emerge, which would be the largest in the world, according to experts, and would generate a GDP of more than 20 trillion dollars . equal to 25% of global GDP.
In addition to creating jobs, reducing barriers and exempting billions from trade tariffs, it could also be a unique opportunity for greater rapprochement between South America and Europe.
According to José Roberto Tadros, president of the CNC-Sesc-Senac System, “the agreement opens new horizons for our businesses, promoting greater competitiveness, access to global markets and commercial opportunities for the goods, services and tourism”.
For Isabella Perrotta, professor of the Master in Creative Economy, Strategy and Innovation at ESPM Rio, the Mercosur countries are characterized by geographical and cultural varieties which, inserted in a “creative economy value chain”, promote not only development of tourism as well as regional identity.
“Projects that enhance diversity offer the opportunity to relaunch local culture, adding a new experience to residents and visitors from abroad”, analyzes Perrotta, in a statement sent to Travel by fare.
The European Union is Brazil’s second largest trading partner, whose diversification in Brazil’s trade partnerships could also mean greater movement of people between continents. In other words, one more reason to travel.
Discover unmissable tourist destinations in the nearby Mercosur countries
ARGENTINA
capital: Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
area: 3,761,274 km²
inhabitants: 46,234,830
monetary unit: weight
Internet domain: .air
Far beyond the capital Buenos Aires, the skiing in Bariloche and the wine routes in Mendoza, the country is a world with tourism options for all profiles.
One of the favorite destinations here in Viagem em Pauta is Quebrada de Humahuacain northwestern Argentina.
This UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site is a historic Andean corridor approximately 150 km long, close to the border with Bolivia, and is home to picturesque towns such as Purmamarca, Tilcara, Maimará and Iruya.
The highlight is the Cuesta de Lipán, one of the busiest roads in the Quebrada, with its 43 kilometers of zigzag, between Purmamarca and Salinas Grandes, a salt desert, in Puna de Jujuy.
With less than one inhabitant per km², the Patagonia It is one of the most remote destinations on the continent and has one of the lowest population densities in the world. In other words, it’s easier to find penguins than people.
In this immense frozen area shared with Chile, travelers will find attractions such as the Perito Moreno glacier, in Los Glaciares National Park, 80 kilometers from El Calafate; Chaltén, considered the national trekking capital; and, of course, Ushuaia, the southernmost point on the planet.
Even if everything seems the same, however, the Argentine side differs considerably from the Chilean one, which hosts the smallest and most isolated portion of Patagonia.
PARAGUAY
capital: Assumption
area: 406,752 km²
inhabitants: 6,854,536
monetary unit: guaranì
Internet domain: .py
Paraguay is one of those tourist destinations that can be frustrating. Especially those who still believe in the old and incorrect images that the country is all about shopping tourism for counterfeit products.
A 2-hour plane ride from Sao Paulo, Asunción is the gateway to a trip back in time, to cities like Bella Vista, Hohenau and Obligado, in southern Paraguay, the European version of the country.
Framed by ruins from the colonial period, the Jesuit itinerary It is a historical circuit that recreates the passage of the Society of Jesus – a religious order of Jesuits – through villages in the middle of the South American jungles.
The best-known ruins are located in the Mission of Nossa Senhora da Incarnação de Itapúa, in the current city of Encarnação. The Pearl of the South, as the region is called, is considered the Capital of the Jesuit Path, where the beautiful missions of Jesus de Tavarangué, from 1685, and the Holy Trinity of Paraná, from 1705 are located.
In Paraguay, of the seven buildings still standing, these two are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
URUGUAY
capital: Montevideo
area: 176,215 km²
inhabitants: 3,449,299
monetary unit: Uruguayan peso
Internet domain: .uy
There are only 660 km of coastline Paisitothe affectionate way Uruguayans usually call their country.
Far beyond the capital Montevideo and the resort Punta del Este, Uruguay surprises in regions such as Rocka department that hosts attractions such as the Santa Teresa National Park, known for a Portuguese fortress from 1762 and for the 12 km of beaches, between Cerro Verde and the town of Punta del Diablo.
Another noteworthy stop is Cabo Polonio, a town without electricity that lights up with the light of a lighthouse. Without car access, the town is famous for its large sea lion colony, near the Cabo Polonio lighthouse.
The department of Maldonado it also includes a destination little known to Brazilian travelers: the relaxed and artistic José Ignacio, a resort in the city of Garzón, which can be combined with nearby Punta del Este.
Source: Terra
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