The Italian Cultural Institute of São Paulo is dedicating an evening on 11 August to the city of Rome and its myth in the history of culture. Prof. Sonia Netto Salomão from La Sapienza University , winner of the Jabuti Prize in 2017 for her book “Machado de Assis e o Cânone Ocidental: Itinerários de Leitura” and President of the Italian Association of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies, has dedicated several researches and initiatives to the presence of Rome in Portuguese-speaking cultures and proposes a speech entitled: “Roma como espaço imaginário: de Antônio Vieira a Afonso Arinos”.
For his part, the philosopher Mario Sergio Cortella will propose in his speech a reflection on ‘Roma na história da filosofia’. Two complementary points of view for a tribute to the role of the Eternal City in the history of culture of all times.
More information on: iicsanpaolo.esteri.it.
