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9 December 2014

24th Ibero-American Summit: Italy’s participation a recognition of our role in the region

Under-Secretary Mario Giro is taking part in the 24th Ibero-American Summit taking place in Veracruz, Mexico and bringing together the countries of Latin America, Spain and Portugal. As with last year’s summit, in Panama, Giro is representing the Italian Government, which atends as an observer. “Italy’s observer status at the Summit is indicative of our […]

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9 December 2014

Lima – Historical aspects of Italian emigration to Peru

“The First World War: historical aspects of Italian emigration to Peru” is the title of a lecture being held by Professor Giovanni Bonfiglio of the University of Lima on 9 December 2014. The initiative was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute. Prof. Bonfiglio, author of the “Dizionario storico-biografico degli Italiani in Peru’”, will examine Italian […]

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3 December 2014

Brazil – 2014 “Venice Cinema Week” gets underway

The 10th edition of “Venice Cinema Week” got under way in Brazil. An itinerant event, it will leave from the city of Brasilia and touch down in four others: Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, where it will close on 15 December. Its organisers are the Embassy of Italy in Brazil, the […]

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2 December 2014

Buenos Aires – Embassy awards Argentine journalists

‎ Italy’s ambassador to Argentina, Teresa Castaldo, awarded the 2014 prizes for journalism at the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires during the opening of an exhibition of the works of photographer Anatole Saderman. Winners included Graciela Cutuli, Emilia Erbetta and Nestor Tirri, who won a trip to Italy in 2015, and two others who […]

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1 December 2014

Caracas – “Rich” 2014 Italian Language Week

The 2014 edition of Italian Language Week in Caracas was a very “rich” one, beginning with the opening of the photographic exhibition “Orinoco fra miti e leggende” by journalist Gianfranco Di Giacomantonio at the Italian Cultural Institute, which sponsored the show with the support of our embassy in Venezuela. The date was chosen to commemorate […]

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28 November 2014

Panama – Italian-Panamanian Youth Orchestra presented at the Residence

The residence of the Italian Ambassador in Panama hosted a concert by the Conservatoire of Santa Cecilia at an event to present the Italian-Panamanian Youth Orchestra. Established under the Italy-Panama bilateral cultural collaboration agreement, the Orchestra will give its first performance in January 2015 in Panama. The evening at the residence also provided an opportunity […]

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27 November 2014

Argentina – A “bridge” linking Expo 2015 and Matera 2019

A “bridge” linking Expo 2015 and Matera 2019, the city’s year as European Capital of Culture, is being planned. The aim is to capitalise on the initiatives that the Italian Government intends to organise through our embassies to promote both events in Latin America. A key goal is to increase tourism numbers, not least in […]

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27 November 2014

Córdoba – Restoration and conservation: a world-class Italian art

The art of Italian restoration takes centre stage in Córdoba with an exhibition running from 24 November to 12 December 2014. Produced by the Foreign Ministry and the Ministry for Cultural Assets and Activities, the exhibition celebrates the work of the Higher Institute for Conservation and Restoration (ISCR). A series of panels have been installed […]

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24 November 2014

Buenos Aires – Anatole Saderman photo exhibit

“Saderman, portraits in Rome” is the title of an exhibition, organised by the Italian Cultural Institute of Buenos Aires, running from 25 November through 18 December. The exhibition features photographer Anatole Saderman’s portraits of artists such as Guttuso, Vespignani, Afro, Capogrossi and other great names in Italian painting. The photos were taken during the photographer’s […]

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21 November 2014

DEI/Sole 24 Ore – Chile: USD 4.2 billion in transport investiments

Chile: USD 4.2 billion in transport investiments President Bachelet presented a portfolio of upcoming plans for investment in the sector of transport totalling USD 4.2 billion. In some cases, these are projects already announced by the previous administration and, in others, new ones aimed at improving the transport networks of regional capitals. Of the total […]

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20 November 2014

Buenos Aires – Mostre, convegni e film per celebrare la lingua italiana (in translation)

Si e’ conclusa con una “buona partecipazione” di pubblico a Buenos Aires la XIV Settimana della lingua italiana nel mondo. Diversi gli eventi organizzati dal Consolato generale d’Italia, dall’Istituto italiano di cultura, dalle scuole italiane, comitati della Societa’ Dante Alighieri e altre Associazioni italiane. Tra questi, un incontro del critico gastronomico Pietro Sorba dal titolo […]

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18 November 2014

Brazil – Italian cinema ready to take Sao Paulo by storm

The 10th Italian Film Festival of Sao Paulo Brazil gets under way on 24 November this year, preceded from 18 to 23 November by an exhibition at the Italian Cultural Institute of Gianni Pinizzotto’s photographic portraits of Italian cinema masters, intended to revive the moments in which some of the greatest film works ever produced […]

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