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America Latina e Caraibi

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15 May 2014
Argentina – Third edition of the “Lucio Fontana Prize” now under way

The third edition of the “Lucio Fontana Prize” has been presented in Buenos Aires. Winners of the competition, promoted by the Consulate General of Italy in collaboration with Pirelli Neumaticos S.A.I.C., will have the opportunity to spend 2 months in Italy to develop their creative skills. The artists will receive support form the Garuzzo Institute […]

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14 May 2014
Argentina – Italian stand attracts crowds at Buenos Aires book fair

Italy was one of the leading countries at the International Book Fair in Buenos Aires (FILBA), with a stand organised by the Italian Cultural Institute in the Argentine capital. The University of Bologna (Argentina branch) and the Italian-Argentine University Consortium (CUIA) were also represented. The Italian Cultural Institute’s special guest at the fair, which has […]

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13 May 2014
Buenos Aires – European Cinema exhibition returns to Argentina

From 21 to 30 May 2014 Buenos Aires will host the 11th European Cinema exhibition. The event is co-organised by the European Union delegation in Argentina, the Alliance Française and the Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires, in collaboration with European embassies. For Italy, the film selected is Terramatta (2012), a documentary by Costanza Quatriglio […]

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7 May 2014
Buenos Aires – “Cinema Made in Italy” opens on Thursday 8 May

The first edition of “Cinema Made in Italy” will be taking place in Buenos Aires from 8 May until 15 May 2014. The festival features recent Italian productions including Gianfranco Rosi’s “Sacro Gra”, which won the 2013 Leone d’Oro prize in Venice, and “Via Castellana Bandiera”, for which Elena Cotta won best actress prize in […]

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6 May 2014
Buenos Aires – Arriva la “Cenerentola” di Gioachino Rossini (in translation)

L’Opera italiana sbarca a Buenos Aires. Si terra’ mercoledi’ 7 maggio, presso la sede del nostro Istituto di cultura, la rappresentazione de “La Cenerentola”, melodramma giocoso di Gioachino Rossini. Il soggetto della “Cenerentola” si rifa’ alla celebre fiaba di Charles Perrault, ma contiene anche riferimenti alle commedie di Marivaux. Angelina, figliastra di Don Magnifico, e’ […]

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5 May 2014
Montevideo – Al via festival dedicato al cinema europeo (in translation)

Montevideo rende omaggio all’Europa e al cinema del Vecchio Continente. Prendera’ il via sabato 3 maggio il “Festival de Cine Europeo”, organizzato da una delegazione dell’Ue in Uruguay per celebrare la Giornata dell’Europa, commemorata ogni 9 maggio. Quindici film provenienti da vari paesi fanno parte del programma, tra i quali spiccano lo spagnolo “La chispa […]

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2 May 2014
Italy-Brazil – Embassy gives a boost to cooperation

Italy and Brazil are seeking to develop collaboration, especially with regard to trade. To that end, the Italian embassy in Brasilia has organised a seminar for 13 May on “The Excellence of Made in Italy: technologies for bilateral cooperation”, a political-institutional-business encounter in which the Brazilian authorities and business leaders will meet with Italian and […]

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30 April 2014
Messico – L’eccellenza del vino italiano si presenta (in translation)

L’eccellenza del vino italiano si presenta a Citta’ del Messico. Lo ha fatto con un evento ad hoc, organizzato dalla Gambero Rosso in collaborazione con la nostra ambasciata e con il Sistema Italia nel paese. L’evento, parte del tour in 15 nazioni, si e’ svolto all’Accademia San Carlos e vi hanno preso parte oltre 60 […]

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29 April 2014
Buenos Aires – Incontro con il poeta Valerio Magrelli (in translation)

Si terra’ sabato 3 maggio a Buenos Aires, nell’ambito della Fiera internazionale del libro, l’incontro con il poeta e saggista italiano Valerio Magrelli. L’evento, organizzato dal nostro istituto di Cultura, si inserisce all’interno del Festival Internazionale di Poesia. Fiera del Libro di Buenos Aires aperta fino al 12 maggio Magrelli e’ poeta, traduttore e saggista, […]

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24 April 2014
Dei/Sole 24 Ore – Brazil: Intesa Sanpaolo authoised for local lmarket

The Presidency of the Republic of Brazil issued a decree authorising Intesa Sanpaolo to operate directly on the Brazilian financial market, making the Turin-based institution the first Italian bank active in Brazil for commercial, investment and corporate banking activities. It will also offer assistance and consulting on bilateral investment activities. Its new headquarters will also […]

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24 April 2014
Argentina – Young people “narrate” Italian science

Young Argentines “narrating” the influence of Italian science and culture on that Latin American culture was the subject of a recently concluded competition organised by our embassy in Buenos Aires in collaboration with the Associazione Veronese L’Arena of Buenos Aires. Awards went to young participants between the ages of 17 and 31 who submitted their […]

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23 April 2014
Brazil – System Italy on the Rio Grande do Sul

The Italian embassy in Brasilia recently organised an Italian business mission to the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul in collaboration with the Consulate General of Porto Alegre and the Italo-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce. The participating delegation consisted of director of tourism promotion for the 2015 Milan EXPO Alessandro Mancini, deputy director of the […]

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