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Cartoneros: Buenos Aires’ answer to jobs and recycling

By | April 12, 2010 | Comments Off on Cartoneros: Buenos Aires’ answer to jobs and recycling

Recycling. It’s a pretty big deal these days, and every ciudad/estado/provincia/país (city/state/province/country) has a different way of going about it. Some, obviously, are more effective than others, but most places seem to at least be making an effort, which is always a good start. In Buenos Aires, however, the recycling system is unlike that of most […]

Gringo Lingo, Sassy Spanish by Bueno, entonces

Football Hooligans in Buenos Aires, The Barra Brava

By | March 15, 2010 | Comments Off on Football Hooligans in Buenos Aires, The Barra Brava

La Barra Brava in Argentina is what we like to call hooligans. This term pretty much always goes hand-in-hand with fútbol (soccer) fans, as they are undoubtedly the rowdiest group in the country. When translated, barra brava means wild or fierce bar or block, but hooligans is really the only term we commonly use in […]