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Itá, Paraguay
Itá is a city and a district located along the 35th kilometer of Ruta 1 in the Central Department of Paraguay. Etymology Its name means "stone" in the sweet Guaraní, also known as the "Capital of Ceramics". According to other derives from the landscape that is love of the hills in the background that every ston Weather The maximum temperature in summer reaches 40 °C, at times. The minimum in winter is 0 °C. The average in the central department is 22 °C. It is located in one of the departments in which rainfall is most abundant from January to April and scarcer from June to August. Demography Itá has a total of 81,084 inhabitants, of whom 40,708 were males and 40,377 females, according to projections from the Directorate General of Statistics, Census and Surveys. History Founded in 1539 Governor Domingo Martínez de Irala Domingo Martínez de Irala (1509 – 3 October 1556) was a Spanish-Basque conquistador. He headed for America in 1535 enrolled ...
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Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. It has a population of around 6.1 million, nearly 2.3 million of whom live in the Capital city, capital and largest city of Asunción, and its surrounding metro area. Spanish conquistadores arrived in 1524, and in 1537 established the city of Asunción, the first capital of the Governorate of the Río de la Plata. During the 17th century, Paraguay was the center of Reductions, Jesuit missions, where the native Guaraní people were converted to Christianity and introduced to European culture. After the Suppression of the Society of Jesus, expulsion of the Jesuits from Spanish territories in 1767, Paraguay increasingly became a peripheral colony. Following Independence of Paraguay, independence from Spain ...
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Rosa Brítez
Rosa Brítez (April 9, 1941 – December 20, 2017) was a Paraguayan potter and ceramist. One of Paraguay's best known potters, Brítez developed a unique style of pottery by using black clay to craft pieces and ceramic figurines. Her work has been recognized in Paraguay and other countries, including the United States. She became known as the "La Ceremista de América," which translates as "Potter or Ceramists of the Americas." Rosa Brítez was born in 1941 in Itá in Central Department. She remained in Itá throughout her career. Her home and studio were located along Route 1. Brítez held exhibitions worldwide, including Spain, the United States, France, Mexico and Chile. She received "Potter of the Americas" award in the United States in 1989. In 2014, the Chamber of Deputies of Paraguay honored Brítez with the National Order for Merit "Comuneros" for her lifetime of work. Rosa Brítez died on December 20, 2017, from complications of lung disease at Hospital Nacional de Ita ...
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Marcelo Fernández (footballer)
Marcelo Fabián Fernández Benítez (born 25 October 2001) is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a forward for Club Libertad in the Paraguayan Primera División. Club career Born in Itá in the Central department, Fernández came through the ranks of Club Libertad in the capital Asunción. He made his debut on 15 August 2021 in the Paraguayan Primera División, starting in a 3–3 home draw with Club 12 de Octubre de Santo Domingo. At the start of 2022, Fernández was loaned to fellow top-flight team Tacuary. On 11 March he scored his first goal in a 2–0 win at Sportivo Ameliano, to give his club their first win of the season on the sixth matchday; he finished his spell with 37 games and 6 goals. Fernández helped Libertad win the Copa Paraguay in 2023. He scored his first goal for them in a 3–0 third-round win at Club Sol de América, followed by the 2–1 winner at Club Sportivo San Lorenzo in the last 16, and opening a 3–0 home win over Deportivo Santaní in the qua ...
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Elvis Marecos
Elvis Israel Marecos (born 15 February 1980 in Itá) is a Paraguay international retired footballer who played on the left of defence. Marceos formerly played for Olimpia and Guaraní in Paraguay, Club Bolivar in Bolivia and Cobreloa in Chile. He was also a member of the national squad at the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Nigeria between 3 and 24 April 1999. This was the 12th edition of the tournament. Qualification The following 24 teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship. :1.Teams tha ... in Nigeria. Referencessoccernet* 1980 births Living people People from Itá, Paraguay Footballers from Central Department Paraguayan men's footballers Paraguayan expatriate men's footballers Paraguay men's international footballers Paraguay men's under-20 international footballers Men's association football defenders Paraguayan Primera División players 12 de Octubre Football Club players ...
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Prince Claus Awards
The Prince Claus Fund was established in 1996 and named after Prince Claus of the Netherlands. It is annually subsidized by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since 1997, the Fund has annually presented the international Prince Claus Awards to recognize individuals and organizations noted for their contemporary approaches to culture and development. Recipients are primarily based in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean. Honorees are selected by a jury composed of experts from fields related to the Fund's mission of promoting culture and development.PCF, "About the Prince Claus Awards", op. cit. The jury evaluates candidates based on the cultural and social impact of their work, as well as its overall quality. The Prince Claus Fund defines culture broadly, encompassing artistic and intellectual disciplines, science, media, and education. The Principal Award, valued at , is presented each December during a ceremony at the Royal Palace in Amsterdam. Additional aw ...
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Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Netherlands consists of Provinces of the Netherlands, twelve provinces; it borders Germany to the east and Belgium to the south, with a North Sea coastline to the north and west. It shares Maritime boundary, maritime borders with the United Kingdom, Germany, and Belgium. The official language is Dutch language, Dutch, with West Frisian language, West Frisian as a secondary official language in the province of Friesland. Dutch, English_language, English, and Papiamento are official in the Caribbean Netherlands, Caribbean territories. The people who are from the Netherlands is often referred to as Dutch people, Dutch Ethnicity, Ethnicity group, not to be confused by the language. ''Netherlands'' literally means "lower countries" i ...
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Julia Isídrez
Julia Isídrez is a Paraguayan ceramist. Life Isídrez was born on February 16, 1967, in Itá in the Central Department, a city that is also nicknamed the ''Capital of Ceramics''.Guaraní (2009Datos biográficos/ref> Isídrez originates from a family of ceramists, and was educated in this profession by her mother Juana Marta Rodas, who had learned it from her mother and grandmother. Ceramic art in Paraguay is principally practiced by women and comes forth from the pre-colonial pottery tradition. During several decades she worked closely with her mother, with whom she exhibited in her own country and abroad. They received many international awards. Isídrez' work should be classified as modern art, and is characterized by traditional pottery of the countryside with exotic Jesuit and contemporary techniques.Prince Claus Fundbiography/ref> Around 2010, she separated from her mother in a professional sense. In that particular year she held the exposition ''Paraguay Esquivo'' in ...
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Juana Marta Rodas
Juana Marta Rodas (February 8, 1925 – August 8, 2013) was a Paraguayan ceramist. Biography Rodas was born on February 8, 1925, in Itá in the Central Department, a city that is nicknamed the ''Capital of Ceramics''.Guaraní (2009Datos biográficos/ref> She died on August 8, 2013. She was educated in ceramic art by her mother Juana de Jesús Oviedo and grandmother María Balbina Cuevas. Herself, she passed her knowledge to her daughter with whom she worked together great part of her career and who became a known ceramist herself too, Julia Isídrez. Together they held exhibitions internationally and received many international awards. Rodas' work should be classified as modern art, and is characterized by traditional pottery of the countryside with exotic Jesuit and contemporary techniques. Josefina Pla characterized her work as "''micro-sculptures''" in her book ''La cerámica popular Paraguaya''. Art critic and academic Ticio Escobar comprises their art as follows: "''one of ...
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Itá Trabajos De Rosa Britez1
Itá may refer to: *Itá, Paraguay, a Paraguayan city *Itá, Santa Catarina, a Brazilian municipality *Itá Dam Itá may refer to: *Itá, Paraguay Itá is a city and a district located along the 35th kilometer of Ruta 1 in the Central Department of Paraguay. Etymology Its name means "stone" in the sweet Guaraní, also known as the "Capital of Ceramics ..., on the Uruguay River in Brazil * Itá Hydroelectric Power Plant, on the Uruguay River in Brazil {{disambiguation ...
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Departments Of Paraguay
Paraguay consists of 17 department (administrative division), departments (; singular – ''departamento)'' and Asunción, one capital district (''distrito capital''). The country is divided into two non-official regions: The "Occidental Region" or Chaco (Boquerón, Alto Paraguay and Presidente Hayes), and the "Oriental Region" or Parana (other departments and the capital district). List See also * ISO 3166-2:PY * List of regions of Paraguay by Human Development Index * Ranked list of Paraguayan departments External links

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Itá Bailarinas
Itá may refer to: *Itá, Paraguay, a Paraguayan city *Itá, Santa Catarina, a Brazilian municipality *Itá Dam Itá may refer to: *Itá, Paraguay Itá is a city and a district located along the 35th kilometer of Ruta 1 in the Central Department of Paraguay. Etymology Its name means "stone" in the sweet Guaraní, also known as the "Capital of Ceramics ..., on the Uruguay River in Brazil * Itá Hydroelectric Power Plant, on the Uruguay River in Brazil {{disambiguation ...
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Ruta 1 (Paraguay)
National Route 1 (officially PY01, in Spanish, ''Ruta Nacional Número 1'', or simply ''Ruta Uno'') is one of the most important and one of the first highways in Paraguay, which runs from the capital city, Asunción to Itapua Department's capital, Encarnación. Crossing the departments of Central, Paraguarí, Misiones and Itapua. It starts on the intersection of Choferes del Chaco and Fernando de la Mora Avenues, known as Cuatro Mojones, and ends at the San Roque González de Santa Cruz Bridge, on the Paraná River The Paraná River ( ; ; ) is a river in south-central South America, running through Brazil, Paraguay, and Argentina for some ."Parana River". Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2012. Web. ..., traversing . Distances and important cities The following table shows the distances traversed by PY01 in each different department, and important cities that it passes by (or near). References {{National R ...
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