Few know the extent to which Venetians immigrated to Brazil, particularly to the southern states of Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and Paranà. Here they built towns and cities, while remaining true to their culture, their traditions, and above all their language. Known as “Talian” or Venetian-Brazilian, it is a living language, used daily at work, to write songs and poems, in theatre, radio and in television. It is a neo-Latin common language that combines Venetian terms with those of Portuguese and standard Italian.
Doctor Giorgia Miazzo in collaboration with the UFSC Brazilian University of Santa Catarina and UERJ Rio de Janeiro has devoted years researching and findings ways to encourage Talian’s future use and existence. The Padua-born scholar, specialized in Linguistic Mediation and Language Sciences, published a book on the subject: Scoprendo il Taliàn - Viaggio di sola andata per la Mèrica (“Discovering Talian”), describing the history of Venetian emigration in the 1870s, and how these settlers brought over their traditions, which she believes, are what kept them alive in these strange lands.
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