Paulo In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the research sector in Brazil, as well as his pivotal role in setting up ARIA and GRBN, we are pleased to announce that GRBN has awarded Paulo the position of GRBN Honorary President. Alex Garnica, Executive Director of ARIA comments: “The MR LatAm community will always be indebted to Paulo and everything he did for us. In his decades of hard work , Paulo not only traveled the world representing his company and his country but the entire region as well. It is no coincidence that his name is linked to several “firsts”, because no one else got before the many achievements he did. Without Paulo ARIA history would have been entirely different, even in the name of our Association, that he coined. His characteristic direct contact and gentle treatment allow us to gather at one table and unite in a common effort representatives from various countries of the Continent. It was for our great benefit that Paulo shared the dream to build and American federation of our industry.”