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November 07, 2019
Gustavo Grobocopatel was decorated at the Brazilian Embassy with the “Order of Rio Branco 2019“
In a ceremony that took place on November 6 at the Pereda Palace, the imposition of insignia of the Order of Rio Branco was carried out with which it is intended to honor Brazilian and foreign people and institutions that, for their services and Exceptional merits, have earned the public recognition of the government and the Foreign Ministry of Brazil.

On this occasion, the Brazilian Ambassador to Argentina, Sérgio F. Danese, decorated Gustavo Grobocopatel, Isela Costantini and Manuel Ruiz Díaz for the generous and useful dialogue that each one, from his place and activity, has always maintained with the neighboring country , as an important contribution for the good performance of business relations and for the action of Brazilian diplomacy.

During the ceremony in which prominent personalities from the diplomatic, business and academic field participated, in addition to family and friends, the Brazilian Ambassador said: “Gustavo Grobocopatel, is an Argentine businessman with a strong academic vocation, who has revealed himself a great friend from Brazil and a strong promoter of bilateral economic integration ”. After mentioning several of the business and academic spaces in which Gustavo has been actively participating for years as an advisor or advisor, he stressed: “Your contribution is an invaluable contribution to our relationship in general, with your personal commitment and long-term strategic vision. horizon in favor of the increasingly intense integration of our economies”.

The Rio Branco Order was created in 1963 to honor both Brazilians and foreigners who have made a significant contribution to Brazil or to that country's international relations with its region. The Baron of Rio Branco, national hero and patron of Brazilian diplomacy, gives that order, which bears his name, the solemn meaning attributed to him by the Brazilian State and each of the Brazilian diplomats.

In the case of Gustavo Grobocopatel, both the embassy and the business groups with a presence in both countries highlighted the experience and vision that they have about investments in the region, as well as about what relationships are and should be in the agribusiness area, to expand investments and promote more dynamic trade. To sum it up, the Ambassador said: “We will not rest until we see the vision and the vast experience of businessmen like Gustavo reflected in the debate and especially in the action of the two governments in favor of more integration and more reciprocal trade and investment”.

On the badge of the Order of the Baron of Rio Branco, with which they were decorated the motto "Ubique Patriae Memor", which in Spanish means "Wherever I am, I will always remember the Homeland". “Wear it as a symbol of the ties that bind you so strongly to Brazil and the intense fraternity between our countries, a fraternity that, with your thought, work and dedicated friendship, you help to consolidate, celebrate and project, with hope and trust, in our common future”, concluded the Ambassador.

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