Considering the potential extension of the Paraguay-Paraná waterway and its social, environmental and economic implications, this study presents an analysis of the influence of the waterway on the logistic structure of Mato Grosso State soybean transportation. Social cost-benefit analyses were carried out for 4 distinct scenarios, and the results indicated feasibility problems, most of them related to environmental externalities and to limitations on load transferring to the waterway route.

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 Considerações sobre a viabilidade econômica-ambiental da Hidrovia Paraguai-Paraná

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