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America Latina e Caraibi

Diplomatic Network
19 September 2022
Buenos Aires: exhibition on architect Francisco Salamone

The Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires inaugurates the exhibition “Francisco Salamone. Astronaves en La Pampa”, with photographs by Enrico Fantoni. The exhibition, displaying the work of this Architect of Italian origin who arrived in Argentina as a child, is hosted in the Institute’s Sala Roma and is scheduled to run until 31 October. In […]

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Diplomatic Network
13 September 2022
​​Brasilia – special edition of “Comunità Italiana” magazine launched

As part of the Italian initiatives to celebrate the Bicentenary of Brazil’s independence, the Embassy of Italy and the Comunità Italiana magazine are producing a special 162-page edition of this bilingual publication. The articles, by distinguished and expert contributors, range from economics to diplomacy, taking in defence, technology and security, history, law, film, music, literature, […]

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Diplomatic Network
13 September 2022
The cooperation between Italy and the Dominican Republic tightens around earthquakes

The Italian Ambassador in Santo Domingo, Stefano Queirolo Palmas, attended a lecture hosted a few days ago at the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), titled “Proximity Earthquakes: Lessons on the Role of Vertical Acceleration” delivered by Engineer Armando Simonelli from the University of Sannio (UNI-SANNIO), and chaired by Deputy Rector Radhamés Silverio. The event […]

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Diplomatic Network
7 September 2022
Cuba. Medical aid from Italy for fire emergency.

In the past few days, a load of medical aid was delivered to Cuba to face the emergency caused by the fire at the “Fuel Supertanker” Base in Matanzas. Over two tonnes of medicines, medical equipment and supplies were collected and delivered thanks to a support and solidarity campaign promoted by different actors of the […]

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Diplomatic Network
1 September 2022
Brasilia, an exhibition on a century of the Embassy’s history

Italian Ambassador to Brazil, Francesco Azzarello, opened “The Italian Embassy in Brasilia. A photographic journey from Rio to the Brazilian Highlands” exhibition held in the Nervi Room at the Embassy. A book featuring the illustrations shown at the exhibition was released to mark the occasion. The Ambassador said “we wanted to use little-known photographs to […]

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Press Releases
24 August 2022
Cuba. Humanitarian transport by the Italian Cooperation in response to the aftermath of the fire in Matanzas on 5 August

In response to the growing humanitarian needs recorded in Cuba following the explosions at the Matanzas thermoelectric power plant, the Italian Cooperation has arranged and organized the delivery of humanitarian aid departing from the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot (UNHRD) in Brindisi. As such, a total of approximately 2.3 tonnes of humanitarian goods (medicines, health […]

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In detail
22 August 2022
Brazil – ​Turin-based INC SpA was adjudicated the biggest Public-Private Partnership (PPP) contract ever promoted by the State of Minas Gerais worth approximately 1 billion euros.

Turin-based INC SpA was adjudicated the contract to design, build, and be awarded a 30-year concession for the ring road around Belo Horizonte, the capital of the State of Minas Gerais: the Rodoanel Metropolitano de Belo Horizinte; 70 km possibly plus an additional 30 kms. The tendering process, called by the Government of Minas Gerais […]

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Diplomatic Network
17 August 2022
Italian Cultural Institute in Lima opens doors to the public

The Italian Cultural Institute in Lima is organising a guided visit – scheduled for 27 August – of the building that houses the Institute itself. Built between 1929 and 1930, it is known to be the centre of the Italian community’s cultural life and is recognised as National Cultural Heritage. The guided visit will allow […]

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Diplomatic Network
11 August 2022
Mexico City, exhibition of Dante’s inferno in comic form

The Italian Cultural Institute in Mexico City presents Dante’s Inferno in comic form, an exhibition showing how Dante’s Inferno has been described and depicted by some of Italy’s most important cartoonists. The exhibition will be held from 11 August to 6 October at the Museo Miguel N. Lira di Tlaxcala. In the past hundred years, […]

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Diplomatic Network
5 August 2022
​Buenos Aires – lectures on “Literary moments in Italian opera”

The Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires has organised a cycle of five lectures entitled “Literary moments in Italian opera”, which will describe and analyse the relationship between literature and opera. The lecture cycle, in Italian and presented by Prof. Nora Sforza, began on 26 July and will end on 20 September 2022. The aim […]

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Diplomatic Network
3 August 2022
Literary workshop on Italian poetry in São Paulo

The Italian Cultural Institute in São Paulo presents “An anthology of contemporary poetry”, a literary workshop led by Valentina Cantori. The event starts on 3 August and ends on 5 October to introduce the work of poets who have marked Italian literature from the second half of the 20th century to the present day. The event […]

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Diplomatic Network
2 August 2022
​Lima – photography exhibition on Liguria

The photography exhibition dedicated to Liguria at the Italian Cultural Institute in Lima is still open to visitors. The exhibition – which remains open free of charge until 15 August – provides a showcase for marvellous photos donated by a number of people for the event. Guided by staff from the Institute, visitors can follow […]

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