Created in March 2006, the Centre for Studies in Integration and Development (CINDES) is a research institute that seeks to contribute to the deepening of the debate about the relations between Brazilian development and its international integration. Since then CINDES has consolidated as a policy-oriented studies centre that analyses Brazilian foreign economic policy, its positions and interests in different negotiation fora, the evolution of the global scenario and its impacts on the country’s economy and policies.
Through its studies, research and seminars, CINDES establishes itself as an independent think tank. In our view, Brazil’s international insertion should be guided by the following values:
Eduardo Augusto Guimarães is a civil engineer, economist and holds a PhD in Economics, awarded by the University of London (1980). Eduardo was a researcher at IPEA (Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada), economist at FINEP (Financiadora de Estudos e Projetos), director of the Institute of Industrial Economics of UFRJ (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), research director, head-director and Chairman of the IBGE, National Treasury Secretary, President of BANESPA and President of the Bank of Brazil. Throughout his career he was a member of the boards of several public and private companies and member of the audit committees of companies that belonged in the financial sector.
Eduardo Augusto Guimarães was professor in the Department of Economics, Pontificia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ), Department of Economics at UFF (Universidade Federal Fluminense) and professor at UFRJ Economics. Held consulting activities with international organizations: Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Centre; United Nations University, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU / WIDER); World Bank; Economic Commission for Latin America; United Nations Development Programme – UNDP; Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). He now continues to perform consulting activities to the National Confederation of Industry of Brazil (CNI), FUNCEX, National Land Transport Agency (ANTT), the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) and the business associations and private companies.