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America Latina e Caraibi

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22 April 2016
DEI – Argentina signs Las Lenas Pass tunnel construction agreement with Chile

Argentina and Chile signed an agreement to create a bi-national entity (Ebilenas) for the construction of a $1.2 billion road project, the International Las Lenas Pass Tunnel. The new road will connect Argentina and Chile across the Andes, between the city of San Rafael in Argentina and the Region of Bernardo O’Higgins in Chile. The […]

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22 April 2016
Uruguay – Lumina 10 award ceremony on May 27

Young Uruguayan designers will take centre stage on May 27 at the national Auditorio del Sodre, where the awards ceremony of the tenth “Lumina” contest will be celebrated. The event was organised by Punta Carretas Shopping in collaboration with the Italian Institute of Culture in Montevideo, Altavista Lab & Trend, Vogue and the European Institute […]

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21 April 2016
Brazil – Opera takes centre stage in Sao Paulo

The history of the opera and opera singing will take centre stage in Sao Paulo in a two-lecture event hosted at the Theatro Sao Pedro on 25 and 26 April. The two events are organised by the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) and the theatre. The first lecture will be by Gianni Tangucci and will […]

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19 April 2016
Terremoto in Ecuador. 500.000 euro dall’Italia per le attività di immediato soccorso

In seguito al violento terremoto verificatosi lo scorso 16 aprile nella zona costiera dell’Ecuador, che ha causato oltre 400 vittime e più di 2.500 feriti, il Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale ha deciso di destinare un contributo multilaterale di emergenza del valore di 500.000 Euro a favore della Federazione Internazionale della Croce […]

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19 April 2016
y-Brazil – Relations tighten around sports

The work of 15 Italian artists living in Brazil and of 15 of their Brazilian counterparts working in Italy will be on show at the exhibition “Atletas and cores, Brasil Itália”, organized by the Italian Embassy in Brazil, the bank “Caixa Econômica” and the association “ACIB – Arte Contemporânea Italo-Brasileira” (Italo-Brazilian Contemporary Art). Two well-known […]

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18 April 2016
Buenos Aires – Exploring law in the work of Eduardo De Filippo

Giovanni Marino, professor of the Sociology of Law and Professional Ethics at the Department of Law of the Federico II University of Naples, will be at the Italian Institute of Culture in Buenos Aires (Marcelo T. de Alvear n. 1119) tonight to present his book “Il diritto nel teatro di Eduardo” (“The Law in Eduardo’s […]

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15 April 2016
Argentina – Buenos Aires holds debate on Antarctica

The round table “South of South through expeditions, discoveries and scientific research. A continuing story through the cooperation between Argentina and Italy” aims to promote knowledge of Antarctica. The event, scheduled on April 19 at the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Buenos Aires, is part of the “CUIA Days” (Italian Inter-University Consortium for Argentina) […]

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14 April 2016
Argentina – Fifth edition of the Lucio Fontana Award

The fifth edition of the Lucio Fontana Award is about to kick off in Argentina. The event is organised by the Italian Consulate General in Buenos Aires in partnership with Pirelli Neumaticos S.A.I.C. The contest is open to emerging artists of Italian origin residing in Argentina. The contest winners will be offered the possibility of […]

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12 April 2016
Lima – ‘Italian Glamour’ fashion exhibition arrives in Peru

The exhibition “Italian Glamour” will be presented in Lima by Gestión Cultural Iberoamericana and the Pedro and Angelica de Osma Gildemeister Foundation under the patronage of the Italian Embassy in Lima and the Ministry of Culture of Peru, as well as the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) and various Italian and local businesses. The show, […]

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11 April 2016
Ue – In Argentina focus sul “Manifesto di Ventotene”

Altiero Spinelli, l’ispiratore dell’idea europeista, sara’ protagonista in Argentina. In occasione del 30esimo anniversario della sua morte, si illustrera’ il valore storico, politico e culturale del “Manifesto di Ventotene”, fondamentale documento per la nascita dell’Europa. L’iniziativa e’ organizzata dall’Istituto italiano di cultura (Iic) di Buenos Aires il 18 aprile, nell’ambito delle Giornate Cuia in Argentina […]

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8 April 2016
Italy-Mexico – Making an effort to boost cooperation

The Italian Ambassador to Mexico, Alessandro Busacca, is continuing his meetings with the country’s institutions to take stock of multi-sectoral bilateral relations and evaluate how best to implement them. The diplomat attended a meeting with the members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Chamber of Deputies of the Mexican Congress. Chaired by Victor Georgiana, the […]

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7 April 2016
Argentina – Focus on Galileo Galilei: The Man who Stopped the Sun

A series of meetings on “Italian scientists” has opened in Buenos Aires.  Sponsored by the Institute of Italian Culture (IIC), the first meeting will focus on “Galileo Galilei, the man who stopped the sun” and is organised by researcher Francesca Battista. As reported on the Institute’s website, perhaps the world’s most famous Italian scientist, Galileo […]

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