Friendship Bridge (Brazil–Paraguay)

The Friendship Bridge (Spanish: Puente de la Amistad, Portuguese: Ponte da Amizade) is an arch bridge connecting the Brazilian city of Foz do Iguaçu and the Paraguayan city of Ciudad del Este.

[1] The bridge is very important to the economies of both Foz do Iguaçu and Ciudad del Este.

The Friendship Bridge is a major point for smuggling in the region, with Brazilians coming to purchase goods from Paraguay as Paraguay does not impose tariffs on foreign goods.

Brazil has been imposing stricter border security to try and crack down on it.

You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.This article about a Paraguayan building or structure is a stub.

Paraguayan President Alfredo Stroessner (right) and Brazilian President Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco , during the opening ceremonies of the Friendship Bridge on 27 March 1965.