Lithuanian Landmarks in Latin America

For more than a century, Lithuanian districts have flourished across Latin America.  Entire villages and towns founded by Lithuanians still thrive there.  Massive Lithuanian churches rise above the streets; monuments to Lithuania(ns) stand proudly - some dedicated to figures scarcely known in Lithuania itself.  This book by Augustinas Žemaitis and Aistė Žemaitienė tells all this, the authors write in a press release.

This book is the result of ten years of expeditions, during which its authors reached places extremely remote from Lithuania: the village of Lituanika in Brazil, five Lithuanian streets in Buenos Aires, the most remote districts of São Paulo (11 thousand km from Vilnius), and even the Lithuanian Museum of Patagonia (14 thousand km from Lithuania's capital).

This guide to Lithuanian Latin America – a collection of more than 400 unique photographs, 12 maps, and abundant information – showcases the century-old heritage of the Lithuanian community in Latin America and talks about beautiful churches, monuments to Lithuania, and vibrant communities where great-grandchildren of Lithuanian emigrants still decorate old Lithuanian clubs with new works of art.

According to the authors, this book will show that Lithuania is much larger in the world than we are used to thinking. It is both an introduction to Lithuanian South America and a comprehensive guide for a traveler or researcher to all the Lithuanian buildings and monuments on that continent.

Note: This book is also known in Lithuanian as: Gabalėliai Lietuvos: Lotynų Amerika (Pieces of Lithuania: Latin America)

ISSN: 3030-2773

ISBN: 978-609-96491-15