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Connect Across ContinentsPittsburgh: The Golden TriangleWith a history as one of America’s great manufacturingcities, Pittsburgh has been the Glass City, Iron City, andSteel City. The city is transforming itself once again. Thesame work ethic that forged Pittsburgh’s industrial mightis fueling a new economy, one defined by health care,computer science, robotics research, biotechnology,finance, chemicals and coatings, and telecommunications.Pittsburgh is the largest inland port in the United States,situated at the confluence of three large rivers: the Allegheny,Monongahela, and Ohio. Its skyline is one of the country’smost beautiful, and Pittsburgh has been ranked the mostlivable city in the United States by Forbes andThe Economist.Prague: The City of SpiresCentrally located in the heart of Europe, Prague is home to1.2 million people and is the cultural and political capitalof the Czech Republic. It is one of Europe’s most visitedcities and is sometimes called the “city of a hundredspires” because of the church steeples and castles thatdot its skyline.3The Czech Republic is a member state of the EuropeanUnion and NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).Prague’s economy is bolstered by a burgeoning hightechcommunity and its status as a manufacturing centerfor power generation, steel, and glass. Prague is full ofrich history and has a growing economy that caters tointernational clients.São Paulo: A Titan of CommerceCalling São Paulo immense is no understatement. The24/7 city is home to 19 million people and is teeming withhigh-rise buildings. The cosmopolitan city is a melting potof ethnic groups ranging from Italian to Japanese.The combined city and state of São Paulo is the economicengine of Brazil. The city is the center of the country’sfinancial and stock markets and the capital of Brazil’sautomobile industry. There are few places in the worldlike São Paulo. It is home to some of the world’s finestrestaurants and many of Brazil’s trendiest night spots.São Paulo is also home to many multinational corporationsand is at the center of Brazil’s growth as one of the world’snew economic powers.