On October 4th, the Brazilean Rio Grande do Sul Basque Club held a meeting in the city of Uruguaiana, situated on the border between Brazil and Argentina, very close to Uruguay. The goal was to acquaint the local community with Basque culture, especially those Brazilians who are not aware of their Basque heritage. The meeting concluded with notable success, as demonstrated by the existence and work of a group of Basques involved in the development of the club and its activities at the core of Uruguaiana.
Uruguaiana, Brazil. The work group of the Rio Grande do Sul Basque Club, in the area of Uruguaiana, demonstrated a great capacity for work by organizing and convening the first Meeting of Basque Descendants on the Western Border of Brazil. The event took place at the Agricultural and Pastoril Park, as part of the local Agriculture Expo.
Organizers of the event, Gregorio Beheragary, Paulo Henrique Inda, Gizele Ustra Zubiaurre, Vifran Tellechea and Beatriz Tellechea Clausell, were all in attendance along with ana Luiza Etchalus Paniagua, RGS president.
The meeting was also attended by special guests from Argentina, the Urrundik dancers from Parana, who besides performing at the event, entertained after dinner with their songs and joy. The delegation from Argentina included: Enzo Alcain, Agustin Borras, Gastón Gillaume, Stefania Grasso, Dana Villanueva, Josefina Galvan and Ivana Alcain
Ana Luiza Etchalus, RGS president, gave a talk about the historical Basque presence in the area, and veterinarians Gregorio Beheragary and Adriano Echevarne talked about Basque techniques in the area of agriculture. The event concluded with dinner in an excelent atmosphere, thinking in new steps to go further in the knowledge and improvement of the activities of the Rio Grande do Sul Basque activities in Uruguaiana.
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