immigrants who stablished themselves in Colombo‚ South of Brazil‚ around the end of the 1800s. They were speakers of Veneto‚ a variety of Italian spoken in the North of Italy until nowadays‚ and so was the second generation. The third generation‚ my parents‚ are capable of understanding it‚ but not always of speaking it. My father would communicate with his parents exclusively in Veneto‚ but in Portuguese in any other social context. My mother can also understand it quite well‚ but will have difficulties
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It went on to conquer territories across what are today Turkey‚ the Greek Isles‚ and Crete -- and eventually became the capital of Italy’s inland provinces‚ now the Veneto‚ Trentino‚ and Friuli. By 1300‚ it was one of the largest cities and the leading maritime republic of Europe and the Mediterranean. Although the Black Death carried off over half the population from 1347 to 1350‚ Venice bounced back and remained a
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The city of Venice‚ Italy‚ is located off the shore of Northeastern Italy in the Venetian Lagoon of the Adriatic Sea. Venice is a part of the Veneto region of Italy. The islands comprising the city are just east of the large Italian city Padua. Two nearby series of islands are Giudecca‚ which is located south of the city‚ and Murano‚ which is slightly north. Venice is spread across 118 small islands separated by 177 canals‚ giving it a total area of 414.6 km². The islands are historically divided
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Italy‚ but his style is known more widely by the book he wrote Quattro Libri dell’Architettura (The Four Books of Architecture). His architectural genius made Vicenza city become UNESCO Worlds Heritage Site and so does his famous Palladian Villas of Veneto. His style influenced most of the Europe especially after The Grand.Tour. a Portrait of Andrea Palladio HIS EARLY LIFE He was born as Andrea di Pietro della Gondola in Padua. He gained his first experiences in the sculpture workshop
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Italy 1 The Differences between Northern and Southern Italy Nicole L. Ault Cultural Anthropology Jonathan Sharpe 04-26-2010 Italy 2 There are major differences in culture between northern and southern Italy. These are demonstrated in myriad ways including food‚ intelligence‚ fitness/health‚ architecture. This paper will attempt to demonstrate the differences in culture in Italy. When you think of Italy what do you think of? I think of the warm weather‚ white sandy beaches‚ different
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(Watkin‚ D.‚ A History of Western Architecture). Palladio designed many churches‚ villas‚ and palaces‚ especially in Venice‚ Vicenza and the surrounding area. A number of his works are protected as part of the World Heritage Site Palladian Villas of the Veneto. Façade of Palazzo Chiericati in Vicenza. Façade of Palazzo Chiericati in Vicenza. Palladio’s work became well known after the publication of I Quattro Libri dell’Architettura (The Four Books of Architecture) in 1570. Interest in his style was
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Bees Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants‚ and are known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. There are nearly 20‚000 known species of bees in nine recognized families though many are undescribed and the actual number is probably higher. They are found on every continent except Antarctica‚ in every habitat on the planet that contains insect-pollinated flowering plants. Bees have a long proboscis (a complex "tongue") that enables them to obtain
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continuously operating pizza joint in the US run by the same family‚ Totonnos continues to satisfy regulars and tourists alike. Spris (Miami‚ FL) A virtuous Italian pizzeria and more‚ Spris (pronounced "sprees") is named after the famous aperitif from the Veneto Region. Awarded "Best Pizza" by the Miami New Times‚ Spris is considered "Best Gourmet Pizza" by Sun Post and has received an "Excellent" critique by the Zagat Survey. With over 30 mouth-watering varieties baked in a wood-burning brick oven‚ Spris’
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of a light and fruity bubbling wine‚ often compared to champagne. The areas of Italy that are known for the production of prosecco are Valdobbiadene and Conegliano‚ which are part of the larger region of Veneto (Mionetto Prosecco‚ n.d.). Because of the frequency and slope of the hills in Veneto‚ prosecco thrives in this region versus the flatlands. The vines are protected from the cold alpine winds and icy rains from the north because of this slope (Mionetto Prosecco‚ n.d.). This location’s climate
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building that was built out of pink brick and was commissioned by Enrico Degli Scrovegni as a family chapel (Roberts‚ 1998). It tried to bring out how the ancient Roman arena looked like. The arena chapel is found in Italy at a place known as Padua‚ Veneto. Its interior wall is decorated all over by a sequential series of fresco painting that illustrates the life of the Virgin Mary and the life of Jesus Christ. The painting was done in between the year 1303 and 1310 (Roberts‚ 1998). The theme depicted
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