Brazilian Delegation Visits Maryland after 10 years

From March 20-21 2023, a delegation from the State of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil visited Maryland to begin the process of renewing the Memorandum of Understanding between the two states. The last visit was in 2013. Key participants from Rio were Thiago Pampolha Gonçalves, the Vice-Governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro and the Secretary of Secretariat of Environment and Sustainability; José Ricardo Ferreira de Brito, the Executive Undersecretary; Ana Larronda Asti, the Undersecretary of Water Resources, Sustainability and Waste; Bruno de Queiroz Costa, the Head of International Relations, and Márcio Barroso Santa Rosa, the Blue Economy and Bay Coordinator. Alexandra Fries, Katie May Laumann, and Bill Dennison assisted Dave Nemazie in organizing the visit and preparing presentations. The full day of presentations was March 21st, hosted at Maryland Environmental Service. We hope this visit will lead to more collaboration between the State of Rio and the State of Maryland and the continuation of the Guanabara Bay Report Card.

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