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America Latina e Caraibi

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3 March 2016
Brazil – Focus on Depero and the futurist reconstruction of the universe

“Fortunato Depero and the futurist reconstruction of the universe” is the title of the conference to be held at the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Sao Paulo. The event is complementary to the exhibition “Depero, futurist and global artist”, now on show at the MAC USP Ibirapuera until March 27. The aim of the […]

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2 March 2016
Argentina – Buenos Aires stages “ItaliArts” collective exhibition

The Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Buenos Aires, under the patronage of the Artistic Cultural Association of Friuli Venezia Giulia of Udine, presents “ItaliArts”. On Mar. 10, about 40 works by some of the recent years’ most successful Italian artists – mainly from Friuli-Venezia Giulia and the Triveneto area – whose work has been […]

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1 March 2016
Buenos Aires – SIA and Argentine Culture Ministry sign agreement

The Vice President of the Italy-Argentina Society (SIA), Giorgio De Lorenzi, and Argentine Minister of Culture, Pablo Avelluto, signed a framework cooperation agreement in the area of culture, in the presence of Italian Ambassador in Buenos Aires, Teresa Castaldo. The agreement aims to maximise the effectiveness and efficiency of initiatives taken separately and jointly by […]

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29 February 2016
Italy-Brazil: focus on port sector opportunities

The port sector was the focus of the third meeting of the Italy-Brazil bilateral Working Group on investments, after the first two meetings held last December, which discussed energy, airports and motorways. During the meeting Brazilian Port Minister, Helder Barbalho, made an articulate presentation in which he outlined in detail the upcoming tenders and related […]

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26 February 2016
Argentina – Santiago del Estero hosts “Italy of the Future” exhibition

An exhibition called “Italy of the Future” was opened at the Bicentennial Cultural Center of Santiago del Estero, Argentina. It was organised by the Foreign Ministry and the National Research Council (CNR), the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN) and the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna of Pisa (SSUP). The aim […]

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24 February 2016
Bolivia: 3 new gas fields discovered, 40% increase in country’s reserves expected

Three new gas fields (Boyuy, Boicobo and Ipaguazu) have been discovered in the Department of Tarijas in Bolivia. They are expected to increase Bolivia’s existing reserves by 40% according to initial estimates. Production at the new sites could even exceed the potential of Margarita, which is the biggest field in production at the moment, and bring in a net profit […]

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24 February 2016
Argentina – Italian UNESCO sites seen by 14 photographers

Italian World Heritage sites will take centre-stage from Mar. 2 to Apr. 3 in Buenos Aires. The “UN.IT UNESCO Italia” exhibition will display the works of 14 Italian photographers who immortalised these sites. Over 160 photographs of great artistic and cultural value have been chosen for the occasion to represent the Italian sites on the UNESCO World […]

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23 February 2016
Italy and Mexico discuss fighting transnational crime

Italian ambassador to Mexico City, Alessandro Busacca, accompanied by Counsellor Simone Landini and by the Embassy’s security expert, Major Guido Iannelli, met Jose’ Alberto Rodriguez Calderon, Mexico’s Deputy Attorney General for Legal and International Affairs of the Attorney General’s Office. The meeting focused on joint activities in fighting transnational crime and on several bilateral judicial […]

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22 February 2016
Uruguay – Punta del Este International Film Festival opens its 19th edition

‎Uruguay’s Punta del Este International Film Festival has opened its 19th edition. The festival, hosted in one of Latin America’s biggest beach resorts, this year celebrates the 65th anniversary from the inauguration of the Palacio del Festival, which was its first venue. The festival will run from February 21 to 27 and, like every year, […]

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19 February 2016
Mexico- Workshop focuses on geothermal energy opportunities

“Geothermal Energy, an exchange of experiences and perspectives between Italy and Mexico” is the theme of a workshop to be held on Thursday at the Italian Institute of Culture (IIC) in Mexico City. The event will be an opportunity to share experiences and projects relating to a renewable energy sources that are underutilised in Mexico, […]

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