“…These advances were noted in several regions of the country after significant financial support from the Brazilian Federal Government agencies during the early 2000s (e.g. the Funding Authority for Studies and Projects, FINEP; the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, CNPq; and the Water Resources Research Fund of the Ministry of Science and Technology, T-HIDRO) (Silva 2003, Cruz et al 2010, Girardi et al 2011, Lima et al 2014, de Almeida et al 2016, Mota et al 2016, Santos et al 2016, Silva Junior et al 2016, de Mello et al 2018, Gómez et al 2018, Batista and Martins 2013, Batista et al 2018.…”