Soccer Tour: See a Game in Buenos Aires!
Seeing an Argentine soccer game is an exciting bucket list activity for visitors to Argentina. Argentina has one of the world’s premier soccer leagues, with 26 teams competing in the …
Culture
The culture of Argentina encompasses the cuisine, rural heritage, art, music, film, annual events and its increasingly progressive trends.
From the yearly International Tango World Cup, to the alpine influence on Patagonia’s architecture, to the African roots of Carnival — Argentina is a country of immigrants with lots of cultural offerings.
Buenos Aires: South America’s City of Books
Buenos Aires is the birthplace of many a prominent writer, but it takes a visit to fully unveil the enduring love of reading in South America’s city of books. Godfather …
Chinese New Year Celebrations in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires Chinatown is gearing up to celebrate the Year of the Wood Dragon. Chinese New Year is celebrated on the second new moon after the winter solstice (summer solstice …
FAQ: Dining in Argentina: Customs, Cubiertos & Tips
Navigating the dining scene in Argentina involves more than just savoring the country’s famed steaks and Malbec wine. When foreign visitors first go out to eat, they’ll encounter a set …
Ciudad Emergente: Buenos Aires’ Underground Culture Festival
Ciudad Emergente (Emerging City), a festival dedicated to underground art and music has become one of Buenos Aires’ most anticipated yearly events for teens and 20-somethings. The newest Espacio Buenos …
Crazy Fist: The Life and Tragedies of Boxer Carlos Monzón
Boxer Carlos Monzón was the exemplar of calculated aggression in the boxing ring and, at times, a blazing, uncontrollable menace out of it. He was Argentina’s über-celebrity of the 1970’s. …
ArteBA — Buenos Aires’ Contemporary Art Extravaganza
Editor’s note: This post is out of date. Please see our newer post about Arte BA here. ArtBa is a contemporary art extravaganza for art collectors and those who just …
BAFICI: Buenos Aires International Indie Film Festival
The Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Film is an 11-day movie extravaganza showing some of the independent cinema from around the world in theaters across the city. Celebrating its …
Jewish Entertainment in Argentina
The Jewish population in Argentina has fluctuated since its peak in the mid 20th century but the community continues to have an endurable influence on the country’s culture, media and …
Jewish Life in Argentina: A Cultural Guide
A trip to McDonald’s may not be the first item on a Jewish traveler’s to-do list when arriving in a new city. But there is something special about Buenos Aires: …