A shipment of over 400 Greek-language books has been sent to members of the diaspora in Latin America by the government of Greece, according to greekreporter.com.
This is the first time that the Greek government has ever sent books to members of the diaspora in that part of the globe.
The books, which will assist those of Greek descent to learn their ancestral tongue, will be sent to Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay, Peru, and Argentina.
Reportedly, educational materials to learn Greek, especially books, were the items most requested by members of the Greek diaspora in South America.
Through a combination of efforts between the Office of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Education, the Greek state was able to build a new cultural bridge between Greece and the far-flung diaspora in Latin America.
It is calculated that over 50,000 people of Greek descent live in all of Latin America, with sizable populations in the huge nations of Brazil and Argentina.
The six boxes full of books sent off to the Greeks of Latin America will help build a stronger community, linguistic, and cultural bonds between Greece and the communities of its diaspora in Latin America.
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