A film season dedicated to migration will run until 25 September in Montevideo. The event, entitled “Italians in the world, yesterday and today” was proposed by the Italian Cultural Institute and organised in collaboration with EFASCE, a Friuli-based social and cultural organisation for emigrants. Read more, in Italian.
Read moreIl colpo di stato in Cile fu un momento di svolta nelle relazioni tra l’America latina e l’Italia, fino ad allora il sub-continente era molto circoscritto ai legami con la nostra immigrazione. “Il nostro Paese fu tra i rari governi occidentali a non riconoscere subito il governo golpista. Molte vite si salvarono grazie all’Italia, alla […]
Read moreMontevideo has hosted a concert by the Umberto Giordano Ensemble, led by Gianna Fratta. Entitled “Viva Verdi!”, the concert was organised by the Italian Cultural Institute as part of the celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the birth of Giuseppe Verdi. The event was attended by the Italian Ambassador, Massimo Andrea Leggeri, and First Secretary […]
Read moreSome media organisations are reporting news on two cases involving Italian nationals abroad which the Foreign Ministry has been dealing with in recent weeks. The Farnesina, including through the Italian Embassy in Cuba, is following developments in the case of Mr Simone Pini – currently serving a 25-year prison sentence handed down in that country […]
Read moreGiro: ”Il mondo visto con gli occhi dei più deboli per capire meglio e prima”
Read moreMusic by Gianbattista Pergolesi and Antonio Vivaldi was performed at a concert by the Umberto GiordanoEnsemble at the Teatro Coliseo in Buenos Aires. The concert, on 21 August, was organised in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute in Buenos Aires and our Embassy in Argentina. Read more, in Italian
Read moreDa domani al 9 agosto il Sottosegretario Mario Giro, con delega per l’America Latina, sarà in visita ufficiale in Messico, prima visita a carattere bilaterale di un rappresentante dell’esecutivo italiano dopo molti anni. “In Messico è in atto un importante processo di riforma economica e sociale che procede rapidamente con la partecipazione responsabile di tutte […]
Read moreA total of 51 family greenhouses were handed over in the Hampaturi area of the city of La Paz, within the context of the conclusion of the Emergency Programme financed by the Italian Development Cooperation with an overall contribution of €1.1 million. The Programme, active since February 2012, serves 8 districts and 12 communities of […]
Read moreUruguay has commemorated Guglielmo Marconi with a series of events at Punta dell’Este marking the 76th anniversary of the inventor’s death on 20 July 1937. During the celebrations, the Italian Honorary Vice Consul was honoured for his work in the Maldonado-Punta dell’Este consular district. The initiatives were organised with support from the Italian Embassy and […]
Read moreRaphael’s Christ, a triptych by Beato Angelico, Lorenzo Lotto’s Adoration of the Shepherds, Botticelli’s St. Augustine: 57 masterpieces of Italian painting from the most prestigious public and private collections tell the story of our Renaissance for the first time ever in Brazil. The exhibition will run in Sao Paolo through 23 September and move to […]
Read moreUnder-Secretary Giro introduced a draft regional convention on the confiscation of illegal assets to the Security Commission of the Central American Integration System ( SICA), prepared with the contribution of the Italian police, anti-Mafia directorate and the customs police. Under-Secretary Giro introduced a draft regional convention on the confiscation of illegal assets to the Security […]
Read moreItaly will be participating at the 18th International Book Fair in Lima, to take place in the Peruviain capital from 19 July to 4 August. The Italian Cultural Institute will represent Italy with its own stand, and with panels of “Que viva Bibi” by cartoonist Sergio Staino. This year’s fair’s guest of honour will be […]
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