“My Life In a Favela”: Stories From The Other Side of Rio
For me, from the first day, the only way to live in Rio was to stay in a favela. Vidigal is like a Disney version of ‘favela experience.’ Having the experience but being able to remove yourself from it too. It is a popular accommodation for travelers looking for a Rio experience that is more “authentic” than what’s to be found in Rio’s more established neighborhoods. “Without a doubt, my experience of Rio was different because I lived in the favela. But if you live in the favela, you’ll experience a different side of Rio.”Still, while tourism is welcomed in this favela, it has its drawbacks, as Naty explains.
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August 11, 2016 05:15 UTC
Mauro.it: The Italian Joint Serving Pasta With A Side of Attitude In Buenos Aires
When a regular walked in and joked with Mauro about his order, Mauro [jokingly] threatened to kick him out again. But if someone doesn’t like my food, that’s not my problem.” In a way, Mauro is a walking stereotype. All noodles are dry, because “if we served fresh noodles everyday my stomach would have exploded long ago.” The carbonara is a reliable favorite. This only works if the food and atmosphere are good, and Mauro.it has a decade to show that good food trumps all else. The restaurant is simple, decked out with a mini almacen where they sell imported noodles and caffè Mauro.
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August 11, 2016 05:15 UTC
Lower House Sessions Fails To Block ‘Tarifazo,’ Will Reconvene
President Mauricio Macri’s administration today managed to block the opposition from putting the brakes on the government’s tarifazo, or marked price increase in utilities, in a Congressional session. They are set to reconvene in Congress next week to continue fighting against the tarifazo. There had in fact been two special sessions on the agenda today, one encouraged by the FR and another pushed for by the Victory Front (FpV), which are the main opposition parties. However, the session was bogged down by heated discussions over how the different motions should be voted: whether they should be approved with two thirds majority or a simple majority (over half of the votes). In order to stop the motion to intervene in Aranguren’s tenure as Energy Minister, the Cambiemos Lower House caucus leader, Mario Negri proposed that he should be “invited” to give explanations“It’s a lollipop made of wood,” said Sergio Massa, head of the Renewal Front (FR).
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August 10, 2016 20:48 UTC
Buenos Aires Government Announces Plan To Urbanize Villas 31 and 31 Bis
Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta today announced a plan to urbanize Villas 31 and 31 bis — shantytowns, for lack of a better word, located in the neighborhood of Retiro — and officially integrate them into the City of Buenos Aires. In an event taking place in the villa today, Larreta explained that the project has three main goals: improve education, health and labor. Villa 31, one of the oldest shantytowns in the country, was created by the City Government as a result of the housing problems that resulted from the 1929 Great Depression. Infobae reported that in order to finance the initiative, the Larreta administration will sell a part of the City’s shooting range in Nuñez and intends to get a US $170 million loan from the World Bank as well. Let’s briefly break these down:Education: this is perhaps the most ambitious project, as Larreta announced his administration will move its Education Ministry into the neighborhood.
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August 10, 2016 20:03 UTC
Macri Says He Doesn’t Know How Many People The Dictatorship Disappeared
If it was 9,000 or 30,000 (…) I think it’s a debate that doesn’t make sense.”During the interview, Macri also called the military dictatorship the “Dirty War” — another detail highlighted by local media. In the aftermath of the military dictatorship, human rights organization utilized information from the depositions received by the National Commission on the Disappearance of Persons (CONADEP). When Zabludovsky asked Macri about the military dictatorship, he spoke about the importance of human rights, the horrible tragedy it was and the courage of those moving forward. Read more: President Mauricio Macri Answers Your Questions Live On Facebook TodayDuring the interview, Mauricio Macri sat opposite Karla Zabludovsky, BuzzFeed News’ Latin America correspondent. In an interview today with BuzzFeed News, President Mauricio Macri said he didn’t know whether the number of people disappeared during the last military dictatorship in Argentina was “9,000 or 30,000,” generating a slew of articles in local media on this particular response.
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August 10, 2016 19:52 UTC
Argentine Musician Lambasted For Saying ‘Some Women Need To Be Raped’
Read more: Ni Una Menos: Argentine Women’s Fight Against Gender-Based Violence ContinuesThe CNM has revealed that it will seek to press charges against Cordera alongside INADI. This is what I’ve been fighting against for a long time […] We are not campaigning for this not to be published,” concluded Beck. Beck and TeaArte have further clarified that they do not condone Cordera’s comments at all. “Cordera” has since become a Trending Topic on Twitter. “We do not condone Cordone’s declarations and I condemn him [for them].
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August 10, 2016 18:23 UTC
Argentina Launches ‘Cocin.Ar’ Plan To Boost Gastronomic Tourism
“The aim of the project is to revalue the cultural-gastronomic history of Argentina, develop cultural tourism and position Argentine cuisine at the national and international levels,” Tourism Secretary sources told Clarín. We want to continue that trend, so we will help young chefs starting out get jobs.”As part of the Gastronomic Plan, the ministry will provide for a postgraduate degrees in Argentine cuisine. Then, “regional reports, covering strategies, programs and projects to be developed will be drawn.” The third phase will end with “the formulation of the National Development Plan 2017-2027 for Gastronomic Tourism, which will target the development of the Gastronomic Tourism Map of Argentina.”The map will allow tourists to pick affordable packages that include transportation, accommodation and tours. “We want to outdo the model developed by Peru,” says Gustavo Santos, Minister of Tourism; because when hasn’t Argentina attempted to outshine everybody. “Argentina has great culinary diversity, which is reaching new heights worldwide with chefs like Mauro Colagreo and Germán Martitegui.
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August 10, 2016 17:15 UTC
LollaPalooza 2017 Tickets On Sale Now In Argentina
The Lollapalooza lineup has been generating buzz in advance of its official release. Presale 2 is available now, but sure won’t last long. Extra information: kids up to 10 years old do not pay tickets (not sure if they should really be there but you know – kids these days). LollaPalooza fans are loyal enough to buy passes to the music festival before any of the lineup has even been released: Early Bird tickets and Presale 1 are already sold out. The 2017 LollaPalooza 2-day festival is taking place the 31st of March and 1st of April, in the Hipódromo de San Isidro, just a few minutes away Capital Federal (click here to see location).
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August 10, 2016 16:52 UTC
New Argentine Coach Bauza In Spain To See If Messi Will Return To National Team
Edgardo Bauza, the new coach for Argentina’s national football team, is currently in Spain and will be meeting with Argentine heartbreaker Lionel Messi on Thursday morning. Mascherano is another leader of the team that has expressed interest in leaving, so Bauza will be talking with him as well to see if he will join the National Football Team in the 2018 World Cup. He is expected to receive the final word on whether or not Messi will be playing with la Selección in the 2018 World Cup. Don’t be fooled: Bauza is not going to meet with Messi to reminisce about all the good times or bribe him to take back his jersey. The weight of Messi and Mascherano’s decisions will reveal itself shortly.
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August 10, 2016 15:22 UTC
New UK Prime Minister Theresa May Calls For ‘Productive Phase’ With Argentina
May also mentions Argentine Foreign Minister Susana Malcorra’s bid to become the next Secretary General of the United Nations. Meanwhile, the UK has continually asked for Argentina to lift certain laws that sanction oil companies exploring the Malvinas’ territory for fossil fuels. According to Clarín, which today revealed it had access to the letter, Macri received May’s letter in the context of diplomatic talks aimed towards a meeting between the two leaders next month, before the G-20 Summit in China. The US gave Malcorra its endorsement in June, after which the UK was apparently faced with a diplomatic dilemma because the UN has consistently endorsed the Argentine claim over the Malvinas islands. Read more: Sparks Fly Over Macri Echoing Menem Regarding The MalvinasFormer UK Prime Minister David Cameron had made it patently clear he had no intention of negotiating the Malvinas’ sovereignty.
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August 10, 2016 15:00 UTC
Mexican Artist Magali Lara Comes To Buenos Aires’ Walden Gallery
Conceptual artist Magali Lara’s latest exposition opened at the Walden Gallery on August 6th and will run through September 10th. Magali Lara’s works have been featured in galleries across Mexico and the United States. Get to the Walden to catch a glimpse into the universe that created an artist. Infancia y Eso combines collages, drawings, ceramics, photographs and books to provide a window into the essential experiences of the artist’s infancy. The nostalgic collection invites the viewer into the symbolic realm of Lara’s world, and perhaps to reflect on the fragments that make up the pieces of their own life.
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August 10, 2016 14:48 UTC
President Mauricio Macri Answers Your Questions Live On Facebook Today
At 12 PM today, President Mauricio Macri will communicate with Argentina’s #real #live #teens live on Facebook, through BuzzFeed en Español. Macri will answer questions through the Facebook page’s live feature, a discussion that BuzzFeed en Español Facebook will moderate. When United States Democrats staged a sit-in in the House of Representatives that same month, Periscope and Facebook Live aired the protest when the C-SPAN camera feed was shut off. Does Macri run his own Snapchat account? This past June, Facebook Live hosted the debate between Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Bill Shorten, the leader of the Labor Party, in an effort to widen the viewership of the debate.
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August 10, 2016 14:44 UTC
Nisman’s Case Against Cristina To Be Used As Consultation Material In ‘Treason Case’
Unsurprisingly, Héctor Timerman’s lawyers already requested Bonadio be removed from the case and, in case he’s not, requested the whole case be dismissed again. Judge Bonadio requested the “cover up” case’s files to use as consultation material for another case he’s investigating, which looks into whether Cristina and former Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman committed treason. Both cases — treason and cover up — were archived by Federal Judge Daniel Rafecas last year. Once he has gone over the case files, he could send them to the prosecutor investigating the treason allegations, Eduardo Taiano. Read more: Case Investigating Cristina For Treason Regarding AMIA Bombing ReopenedBoth cases clearly overlap, and even though Rafecas clarified to his colleague that Nisman’s investigation has been dismissed and can only be used for consultation purposes, Bonadio could take some steps to sidetrack the dismissal and re-open the case.
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August 10, 2016 14:03 UTC
Putin, Erdogan agree on steps to mend relations, amid tensions with West
Wednesday, August 10, 2016 Putin, Erdogan agree on steps to mend relations, amid tensions with WestRussian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a press conference following their meeting in St Petersburg, yesterday. Repeatedly calling Putin his “dear friend,” Erdogan refrained from mentioning any sticking points after the talks, saying he expects ties to fully blossom again soon. The shoot-down, which Putin called a “treacherous stab in the back,” brought relations to a freezing point where they remained for seven months until Erdogan apologized to Russia in June. Turkey has pressed the United States hard to extradite Fethullah Gülen, a Turkish cleric the government blames for the failed coup. The dispute has strained US-Turkish ties, with some Turkish officials implying Washington could have been behind the coup.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 10, 2016 05:48 UTC
Echegaray brings end to conflict-ridden AGN tenure
Resignation prompts PJ debate on replacement Wednesday, August 10, 2016 Echegaray brings end to conflict-ridden AGN tenureRicardo Echegaray’s short-lived tenure as Auditor General drew to a close yesterday, as formally submitted his resignation, paving the way for the Justicialist Party (PJ) to name a replacement. As the largest opposition party in Congress, the PJ has the right to name the leader of the AGN, which audits government programmes and expenditures. That nod sparked division not only within the Peronist party but also within the ruling Let’s Change (Cambiemos) government, after some expressed concern about the corruption charges hanging over Echegaray’s head. Echegaray had already been suspended from the Auditor General’s Office (AGN) by a judge in light of a corruption indictment, but he had vowed at first to fight the suspension and stay on and he initially had support from the PJ in that endeavour. Members of the PJ leadership were reportedly holed up in a central Buenos Aires hotel last night to settle on a candidate to replace the former AFIP chief, with some suggesting that former lawmaker and former AGN auditor Oscar Lamberto would be given the nod.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
August 10, 2016 05:48 UTC