America Latina e Caraibi

Diplomatic Network

8 May 2019

Rio De Janeiro: Italian Businesses meet the President of the National Development Bank

At the invitation of Italian Ambassador Antonio Bernardini, the President of the National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES), Joaquim Levy was at the Consulate General of Italy in Rio de Janeiro where he met the main Italian companies already operating in Brazil or willing to invest in this market. President Levy illustrated the […]

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Diplomatic Network

8 May 2019

Sao Paulo: ‘A caminho do interior’ project kicks off

The ‘A caminho do interior’ project for the Italian community in the State of Sao Paulo, scheduling concerts, exhibitions and other artistic and cultural activities, kicked off with a series of concerts by Mafalda Minnozzi. The project was promoted by the Italian Consulate General in Sao Paulo to satisfy the request of the Italian community […]

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Press Releases

6 May 2019

Under Secretary Merlo to attend the third meeting of the International Contact Group on Venezuela

The Under Secretary of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Senator Ricardo Merlo, will attend the third meeting of the International Contact Group on Venezuela today and tomorrow in San José, Costa Rica.  Under Secretary Merlo said:”Italy’s position, which is also that of the European Union, has been very clear from the start. We are working to ensure […]

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Diplomatic Network

2 May 2019

Buenos Aires hosts exhibition by winner of Italy-Argentina Art Prize

The Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aries hosts “Sa di paesaggio” an exhibition by Diego Cibelli, one of the two Italian winners of the  Italy-Argentina Art Prize now at its second edition. The artist investigates man’s sense of belonging to nature prior to the impact of culture that separates what is human from what is part of nature. […]

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Diplomatic Network

26 April 2019

Big success in Brazil for an exhibition on the depiction of Saint Francis of Assisi in art

One of the top 100 most visited exhibitions of 2018: an outstanding achievement marking the recent close of the touring exhibition at the FAAP University of Sao Paulo, entitled “Saint Francis in the Art of Italian Masters”, which had opened on 8 August 2018 at Casa Fiat in Belo Horizonte. A total of 215,000 visitors […]

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Diplomatic Network

19 April 2019

Second edition of the ‘Salone del Vino Italiano’ in Brasilia

The second edition of the ‘Salone del Vino italiano a Brasilia’ that was held at the Italian Embassy, showcased 110 different types of wines coming from various Italian regions. Sixteen distributors and importers participated in the initiative to present the excellence of the Italian wine-making sector to the Brazilian public. The event included food stands […]

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Events

12 April 2019

First Italy–Latin America Forum on the promotion of gender equality

On Friday, 12 April, the Farnesina is hosting the Italy–Latin America Forum, dedicated to the “Italy-Latin American Alliance for the Promotion of Gender Equality”. Leveraging the sharing of experiences and best practices, the Forum aims to facilitate building an Alliance between the Participating Countries with a view to singling out projects to combat gender-related violence, […]

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In detail

11 April 2019

Sanremo Giovani World Tour, show at the Coliseo in Buenos Aires

Performance at the Coliseo in Buenos Aires was the most awaited stop on the ‘Sanremo Giovani World Tour’, and the forecasts were confirmed with the hundreds of fans of Italian songs that filled the Coliseo Theater in the Argentine capital. Promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and RAI to support the creative entertainment industry […]

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Diplomatic Network

9 April 2019

Lima: Meeting of the Directors of the Italian Cultural Institutes

The Undersecretary of State Guglielmo Picchi chaired the Opening Session of an Area Coordination Meeting of the Directors of the Italian Cultural Institutes and of the School Directors of Central and South America that was held in Lima (8-9 April), at the attendance of the Foreign Ministry’s Director General for Cultural and Economic Promotion and […]

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Press Releases

4 April 2019

Venezuelan MP Mariela Magallanes

Yesterday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, after learning that on 2 April the Venezuelan MP Mariela Magallanes, who is also an Italian citizen, had her passport confiscated and was stopped from departing at Caracas airport after being held in police custody, expresses great concern and the firm condemnation for […]

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Diplomatic Network

3 April 2019

Argentina: photographic exhibition on Bartali, Righteous among Nations

The Italian Consulate General in Argentina, together with the B’nai B’rith Jewish association, organised a photographic exhibition on Gino Bartali entitled ”Righteous among Nations, cycling champions and Humankind” at Bahia Blanca. The exhibition is hosted in the historic building of the ‘Bolsa de Comercio di Bahia Blanca’, and is part of the initiatives launched by […]

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Diplomatic Network

2 April 2019

Buenos Aires: 2019 season of Italian music, dance and theatre

The 2019 edition of ITALIAXXI, the project aimed at relaunching Italy’s cultural programmes in Buenos Aires and in Argentina, has just kicked off. Presented by Italian Ambassador Giuseppe Manzo, the billboard of events combining tradition with innovation is dense with music, dance, theatre and opera performances. After the success of the first edition in 2018 (13 […]

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