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Press Releases
21 May 2014
Colombia: Giro hails government-FARC counter-narcotics accord

“I would like, in the name of the Italian government, to express my full satisfaction with the accord on narcotics trafficking reached by the negotiators of the Columbian government and the FARC. This is an important step for security, development and peace in Colombia and throughout the region”, stated Under-Secretary Mario Giro. “Italy and the […]

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19 May 2014
Brazil – Italian art takes centre stage in Rio

On 16 and 17 May, the Italian Cultural Institute of Rio de Janiero and Eav Parque Lage joined our embassy in Brasilia in promoting “Art Conversations”: 5 documentaries intended to draw the map of Italian aesthetic research through interviews with some of the most eloquent artists of three generations ranging from the post-War period to […]

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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
Il SS Giro partecipa al Consiglio permanente dell’Organizzazione degli Stati Americani: “Ecco come rilanciamo le relazioni con L’America Latina”

Il Sottosegretario Mario Giro partecipa a Washington al Consiglio permanente dell’Organizzazione degli Stati Americani, per illustrare le direttrici dell’impegno italiano nelle regione .“Gli assi della nostra politica latino americana, sono quelli indicati dal Ministro Mogherini. Si basano su realismo, cooperazione, interdipendenza, responsabilizzazione di tutti gli attori e dialogo continentale con tutti, senza pregiudiziali” ha affermato […]

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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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