Italian Paraguayans are one of the most prominent ethnic group in Paraguay, consisting of Paraguayan-born citizens who are fully or partially of Italian descent, whose ancestors were Italians who emigrated to Paraguay during the Italian diaspora, or Italian-born people in Paraguay. Italian immigration to Paraguay has been one of the largest migration flows this South American country has received.
Italian Paraguayans in front of the National Pantheon of the Heroes, which was designed by Italian Paraguayan architect Alejandro Ravizza, in Asunción
Members of the Ñeembucú Italian Descendants Association during the 3rd edition of the Festa Italiana ("Italian Feast") in Asunción (2019)
Italo Paraguayans originally from Sicily during the 3rd edition of the Festa Italiana in Asunción (2019)
Italo Paraguayans originally from Campania during the 3rd edition of the Festa Italiana in Asunción (2019)
Italians are a nation and ethnic group native to the Italian geographical region. Italians share a common core of culture, history, ancestry, and often the usage of Italian language or regional Italian languages.
Proto-Villanovan cinerary urn from Allumiere
Augustus, who created for the first time an administrative region called Italia with inhabitants called "Italicus populus"; for this reason historians called him Father of Italians.
Leonardo da Vinci, a polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect
Galileo Galilei, an astronomer, physicist, engineer, and polymath, played a major role in the Scientific Revolution. He is considered the "father" of observational astronomy, modern physics, the scientific method, and modern science.