After five months in the country, the conflict-ridden ride-sharing app Uber has released its first official figures, stating that it has “more than” 1,000 drivers and 29,000 users. Uber arrived to the City of Buenos Aires back in April and ever since then, it’s been anything but a smooth ride. Mi primer viaje en @Uber en Buenos Aires. pic.twitter.com/FAfFOyu0nC — Arantxa Escribano (@aranzs) August 31, 2016My first Uber trip in Buenos Aires. However, the initiative, which would have modified the law regulating taxi services, did not go down well with the Chamber of Radio Taxis (CAR) because it considered that it would automatically bankrupt small taxi companies and nationalize taxi services.

Buenos Aires Governor María Eugenia Vidal is basically living in poverty. Her assets add up to AR$740,000, which is 0.67 percent of what Macri himself declared that he was worth in 2015. When Vidal’s sworn statements were made public today it was shocking just how little the governor of Argentina’s largest and most populous province actually owns. He’s worth even less than she is at a paltry AR$550,000, according to the sworn statements. Earlier this year, Vidal signed a law that forces the governor, her deputy and ministers, among others, to publish their sworn statements online.

The time of year where you still have enough time to get in shape for summer. You need to start now – but oh god you really really don’t want to. But the fact remains getting healthy is good for, I hear the working out lifts your spirits and your ass. But, at the risk of ruining my own reputation, I actually enjoy working out (I’m sorry!). I guess the times, they are a-changing, summer isn’t just coming, I’m going back to bootcamp.

“I was super happy with him, super in love and did everything for him, you know… but well, it didn’t work. A subte passenger was smart enough to record the whole thing and caught an unusual scene of commuters happy to be underground. The audio obviously went viral on social media and was picked up by several outlets, which didn’t hesitate to posit their own theories about the woman’s love life. Hang in there conductor, you’ll soon find the right person who’s ready to take the next step with you. And if you need some solace, remember: It could happen to the best of us.

President Mauricio Macri’s administration is optimistic that Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment could lead to a “normalization” of Brazil, which, in turn could help Argentina’s economy get out from its current slump. The Brazilian economy is expected to contract around three percent this year. Cabrera also mentioned that the Brazilian real did not continue to depreciate and there are signs that the Brazilian economy could have at the very least moderated its losses. Rousseff’s impeachment comes at a time when Argentina’s economy is clearly struggling to get out of its own recession. All this bad news comes on the heels of news that the economy shrank 4.3 percent in June, year-on-year.

The world of tango is in a tizzy today after Argentine dancers Hugo Mastrolorenzo and Agustina Vignau won first place in the finale of the World of Tango 2016 competition. It challenged the normally staid tango world on its boundaries and set a new image for what can be accomplished and expressed through the dance genre. Very surprised,” Vignau told reporters after the win. At the end of the routine, Vignau released the balloon from the cage, in an effort to symbolize the release of the “locura” (madness). Legendary composer Astor Piazzolla revolutionized the world of tango when he premiered Balada Para Un Loco at an Ibero-American Festival in 1969 and paved the way for nuevo tango (“new tango”) style.

In an hour-long interview with TV show Animales Sueltos Cataldo said he feels “extremely bad” about the whole situation, fears for his children’s safety and asked the forgiveness of the robber’s mother. “I feel extremely bad, very bad. The case is still very much under investigation and he has been charged with homicide aggravated by use of weapon. The car I have now I bought it to replace the one that was stolen last year,” he added. Judge Lucas Oyhanarte will now have to determine if the doctor’s actions constitute a case of justifiable homicide.

The impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, now former president of Brazil, yesterday by the Brazilian Senate has predictably sent shockwaves throughout Latin America. Read more: Argentina Faces Uncertainty Following Dilma’s Impeachment Argentina is part of a minority in the region to recognize the new Brazilian administration, as several governments across Latin America are criticizing what they call an “institutional coup” and supporting Rousseff. Uruguay was up against Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay regarding Venezuela taking the Mercosur’s rotating presidency, which the other countries considered it was unfit to do. “The Venezuelan government has no moral standing to talk about democracy, since they don’t have a democratic regime,” said Brazilian Foreign Minister Jose Serra, defending the legality of Rousseff’s impeachment when faced with Maduro’s criticism. Mercosur is a regional trade bloc established in 1991 comprising member states Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Many Brazilians gathered to celebrate Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment with champagne and cake in one of Brazil´s most iconic areas, Paulista Avenue in São Paulo. They rejoiced over Rousseff ousting in front of the São Paulo Federation of Industries (FIESP), which had been actively lobbying for Rousseff’s removal. Others cried out for help on social media. “Please we need lawyers as witnesses, we have been arbitrarily detained,” wrote one man from Brasilia in social media. In the capital Brasilia photos on newspapers and social media showed people with bloody faces and rubber bullet wounds.

Two City of Buenos Aires legislators saw themselves embroiled in controversy yesterday after presenting a bill that would have allowed City prosecutors to suspend or block websites and apps that violate local law. It was difficult not to see this as an effort to block Uber, considering local regulation sees the app as illegal. What is clear though is that this initial effort to get the bill through demonstrates how the taxi unions continue fighting full force against Uber. The City’s Attorney General’s Office has requested the National Communications Agency (ENACOM) to ban Uber’s website and app in the country. The City Government has also made the decision to tow all vehicles found working for the app.

Thursday, September 1, 2016 Democracy or hypocrisy? But leaving this institutional debate aside, if this impeachment is to be judged according to its Spanish meaning of “political trial,” the politics are all wrong — the purest hypocrisy. Rousseff was ousted yesterday by a 61-20 Senate vote on charges of a budget-juggling which has been practised by every Brazilian government. In order to remove Rousseff from power without disqualifying themselves, the politicians in the coalition assembled by caretaker Michel Temer (hastily inaugurated president yesterday) impeached Rousseff solely according to budgetary irregularities completely unrelated to the public anger. Just to underline the total hypocrisy, Rousseff was removed from power yesterday without the suspension of political rights normally accompanying such a grave step.

Opinion Thursday, September 1, 2016 Brazil in the grip of unseen powersBy Sebastián LacunzaEditor-in-ChiefAs in many democracies regained after a pact with the outgoing dictatorship, Brazil’s political life has been held in the grip of powerful interest groups. In Brazil, there are dozens of television channels, radio stations and rightwing political holdovers from the dictatorship (DEM at their head). At the moment of truth both Lula and Dilma preferred to cut a deal with the all-powerful Globo. With all of the above (right-wing factions nostalgic for military rule, local strongmen, the FIESP, Globo, Protestants, the financial powers, etc.) At the same semantic level, who would dare to say that Brazil is a real democracy?

Thursday, September 1, 2016 Chinese whispersBy Michael Soltys / Senior EditorG20 summit preceded by Brazil´s upheavalToday’s column finds President Mauricio Macri in Qatar, venue of the 2022 World Cup when Macri could still be president. What is guaranteed is that Dilma Rousseff will not be Brazil’s president for the next World Cup in Russia. Despite the orthodox image enjoyed abroad by Macri and Michel Temer (formally Brazil’s president as from yesterday after three months as a caretaker), both have subordinated taming the deficit to other priorities. Firstly, 600 million — the number of Chinese raised above the poverty line in the last quarter-century (20 times the equivalent Brazilian figure), which falls just short of being Latin America’s entire population (640 million, according to the United Nations). These opinions respectively betray Prat-Gay’s desperation to reflate a static economy and Sturzenegger’s determination to keep interest rates ahead of inflation.

All it took was a photograph of the “Kentucky Fried Codorniz” to get me on a bus straight to San Telmo. A small quail breaded and deep fried and served with the talons in tact and slightly curled underneath the heat of the oil. The golden brown fried bird is plated beautifully on a simple white dish over a bed of pickled vegetables and topped with a small fried egg dotted with black pepper. El Zanjón del Gato is one of a few projects to step outside the comforts of what it means to be an informal eatery. El Zanjón del GatoBolívar 690, San TelmoMonday through Saturday 8:00pm to midnightPrice: depending on your appetite, $$ (AR $150-250) to $$$ (AR $250-400)

The protest is a self-proclaimed ‘tortazo’ — a word that derives from the Argentine slang used to describe a lesbian: torta. In this case a ‘tortazo’ conveys the idea of a massive gathering of lesbians, while also inferring an expression of lesbianism. A crucial element of the escrache is public embarrassment, or the shaming of a person or institution for its conduct. Besides serving to ridicule the staff of ‘La Biela,’ the protest aims to increase LGBT visibility, and in particular, to organize an enormous demonstration of lesbian affection. The protest, as Paulón says, is “a response in line with the idea that our movement isn’t aggressive — just the opposite.