Polo ItalianoRio celebrates 150 years of Italian immigration to Brazil
Rio de Janeiro welcomed a new cultural center this week: the Polo Cultural ItalianoRio - art, design, and innovation. This center is the result of an inter-institutional project between the Consulate General of Italy in Rio, the Italian Cultural Institute, and the European Institute of Design (EID). It aims to transform the first floor of Casa d'Italia into a multifunctional space, revitalize Praça Itália, which is adjacent to the building, and enhance the region through accessible cultural programming.The center celebrates the National Day of the Italian Immigrant to Brazil on February 21, as well as the 150th anniversary of Italian immigration to the country, Marco Marica, the director of the Italian Cultural Institute, said to Agência Brasil during an interview.The new cultural cent...
