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Mercosur or Mercosul (Spanish: Mercado Común del Sur, Portuguese: Mercado Comum do Sul, Guarani: Ñemby Ñemuha, English: Southern Common Market) is a Regional Trade Agreement (RTA) between Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. It was founded in 1991. Its purpose is to improve free trade and the easy movement of goods, people, and currency.

Members

Mercosul
Members • Associate members • Observer

The following countries are full members, in the process of becoming full members, associate members or observers.

Full members

Becoming full members

Associate members

Observers

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  • Mediators at the Niagara Falls peace conference, 1914

    Representatives of Argentina, Brazil and Chile at the Niagara Falls Peace Conference, where they mediated the Mexican revolutionary affair at the request of the United States, advocating the rise of the ABC countries, a political and economic pact among these three nations in 1915.

  • Sede del Mercosur - Montevideo, Uruguay

    Headquarters of Mercosur, Montevideo, Uruguay.

  • Izamiento

    First lifting headquarters of Mercosur in Montevideo (2001).

  • Dilma Rousseff and Nicolás Maduro at 48th Mercosur Summit (2)

    Former President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff hosting the President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro during the XLVIII Mercosur meeting.

  • Mercosur

    Dark blue: Full members Grey blue: Associated members Blue: Observer members

  • Parlamento do Mercosul 2010 Mercosul (4999372816)

    Mercosur Parliament.

  • 17072019 Cúpula de Chefes de Estado do Mercosul

    Presidents of Mercosur at 2019 summit, Santa Fe, Argentina.

  • Sao Paulo Stock Exchange

    São Paulo Stock Exchange, the largest of Latin America.

  • Asunción - Tribunal del Mercosur

    Court of Mercosur, in the city of Asunción, Paraguay

  • Satélites SABIA-Mar 1 y SABIA-Mar 2

    The SABIA-Mar, scheduled to launch in 2023, is a Brazilian/Argentine earth observation satellite.

  • 13557727 894310980694612 437275486302448628 n - copia

    Mercosur Permanent Tribunal of Revision

  • Cidade universitária da Universidade de São Paulo (USP)

    The University of São Paulo, in São Paulo, Brazil, is one of the most highly esteemed university institutions in the region of Mercosur.

  • Ushuaia 2009

    The Province of Tierra del Fuego in Argentina has a free-trade zone.

  • Teatro Amazonas - Vista Aérea

    The city of Manaus, Brazil, has a free-trade zone.

  • CUPULAMERCOSUL

    Celso Amorim, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Sérgio Cabral during the leadership of Mercosur/Mercosul.

  • Ponte Internacional Barão de Mauá como Patrimônio Cultural do MERCOSUL na cidade de Jaguarão (18125301660)

    Brazil–Uruguay international border

  • Marco das 3 fronteiras

    Landmark of the Three Borders – Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay, in Foz do Iguaçu.

  • Foto oficial 49° Cumbre del Mercosur

    Plenary Session of the 49th Mercosur Summit in Asuncion, 28 December 2015.

  • Placas de veículos do Mercosul mercosur

    Mercosur common plates, in use since January 2016

  • Monte Aconcagua

    Mount Aconcagua in Argentina.

  • Amazonie

    The Amazon rainforest in Brazil.

  • Lago Iporá vista

    Lake Iporá in Uruguay.

  • ParaguayChacoBorealdryseason

    Gran Chaco in Paraguay.

  • SaltoAngel6

    The Salto Ángel falls in Venezuela.

See also

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