Between the late 19th and early 20th centuries, there was a mass migration of Brienza residents to the Americas, most notably to Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Chicago, in the United States.

The Brienza immigrants in Argentina settled in the Mataderos (Nueva Chicago) neighborhood of Buenos Aires.

It dates from the Angevin rule in the Kingdom of Naples; now only a ruin, rises sheer from the river Pergola.

Restored since the 20th century, the manor retains fragments of its original flooring and two statues; it is now used for cultural events.

For some time now a process has been undertaken with the purpose, of achieving the European Dop mark for Lucanian Caciocavallo Podolico and which has already led to the drafting of production regulations.