Áder To Open Hungarian Cultural Conference In Brazil
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
President János Áder will open a conference on Hungarian culture and language held at the Universidade de São Paulo (USP) in Brazil, the Pallas Athene Domus Animae Foundation (PADA) said. A Hungarian course launched by the university in cooperation with the University of Pécs in Hungary and with support from PADA has been attended by over 100 students in the past year and a half.
The Hungarians in Brazil Conference connected to the course will be held for the second time. There are Hungarian communities in each country in South America but the largest and most active ones are in Brazil.
There are tens of thousands of Brazilians with Hungarian descent living in the area around São Paolo and the course helps them learn about their predecessors’ language and culture, the foundation said.
Plans are to set up the USP Hungarian Professors’ Circle this year and a cooperation agreement between the Budapest University of Technology and the USP’s technical department will be extended.
Republished with permission of Hungary Matters, MTI’s daily newsletter.
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