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Diplomatic Network

12 October 2022

Bogotá – the Stabat Mater closes the Sacred Music Festival

Sunday, 9 October, marked the close of the 11th edition of the Festival Internacional de Música Sacra de Bogotá, the South American Country’s most important sacred music festival. The Italian Embassy in Colombia and the Italian Cultural Institute in Bogotá participated in the event, offering the Festival’s public two concerts by the La Terza Prattica ensemble led by Maestro […]

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6 October 2022

Gran Chaco Fashion Show in Buenos Aires

The Italian Embassy in Buenos Aires organised the Gran Chaco Fashion Show at the Palazzo Alvear there. This event gave Italian designer Daniela Gristina and Argentinian designer Marcelo Senra the opportunity to present couture fashion using traditional designs and fabrics from the Gran Chaco region like chaguar, a natural fabric made by indigenous communities. The […]

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30 September 2022

Brazil, new headquarters of Italian Consulate General in Curitiba inaugurated

The new head office of the Consulate General of Italy in Curitiba (Brazil) was inaugurated today, 30 September. The ceremony, during which participants were allowed to visit the new venue, was attended by the Consul General, Salvatore Di Venezia, the Italian Ambassador to Brazil, Francesco Azzarello, the Deputy Governor of the State of Paranà, Darci […]

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Diplomatic Network

27 September 2022

Italian design on display in Buenos Aires

The exhibition “Italian Design. The beauty of everyday life between Italy and Argentina”, promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute, was opened at the National Museum of Decorative Arts in Buenos Aires in the presence of Ambassador Fabrizio Lucentini. The exhibition, open until 29 January 2023, brings together some of the most significant objects of the […]

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23 September 2022

Italian Embassy in Brasilia hosts a concert by violinist Gibboni

As part of the celebrations for the bicentenary of Brazil’s independence, the Italian Embassy in Brasilia promoted and hosted a concert by the young Italian violinist Giuseppe Gibboni, who performed “The Four Seasons” by Vivaldi and “Caprice No. 5” by Paganini. The Italian virtuoso, winner of the prestigious Paganini Prize and indicated by the President […]

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22 September 2022

Uruguay, record number of visitors to the Italy Pavilion at Expo Prado

Italy’s participation in Expo Prado, Uruguay’s most important trade fair, closed with a record number of visitors. From 9 to 18 September, 100,748 people visited the Italy Pavilion set up by the Italian Embassy in Montevideo in partnership with the local Cámara Mercantil Uruguay-Italia and inspired by the “BeIT” campaign developed by the Farnesina and […]

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20 September 2022

Brazil – Ecorodovias (Gavio Group) wins a new contract

The Gavio Group, through its Brazilian subsidiary EcoRodovias Concessoes e Servicos S.A., has been adjudicated a 30-year concession for the “Lote Noroeste” motorway network after submitting a bid worth 1.236 billion reais (240 million euros). Located in the north-eastern region of the State of Sao Paulo, the network extends over an area 601 kms long […]

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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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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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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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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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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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