Boedo

Boedo is a district of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. It is 2.6 km ² and has 48 520 inhabitants (as of 2001). The population density thus corresponds to 18,662 inhabitants per km ².

Location

Boedo is located southeast of the geographic center and is bordered to the north by Almagro, on the east by San Cristóbal and Parque Patricios, on the south by Nueva Pompeya and to the west by Parque Chacabuco. The main roads of the district are Boedo the south, San Juan / Directorio east and Independencia / Alberdi west.

Description

Boedo is a working-class neighborhood. It was named after Dr. Mariano Joaquín Boedo, a leader in the Argentine independence movement, named.

The intersection (Spanish for " Esquina " ) of the main streets Calle Boedo and Calle San Juan is mentioned in the Tango Sur, one of the most popular songs of Buenos Aires. It was named after the composer of the song ( Homero Manzi ) and is the venue for tango festivals. On Avenida San Juan is Café Esquina Homero Manzi, was appointed by Law No. 24,704 to Sitio Histórico Nacional. Boedo also has several cultural centers and theaters.

The Boedo group was a group of writers in the 1920s. Known members of the group were Enrique Amorim, Leonidas Barletta, Elías Castelnuovo, Roberto Mariani, Nicolás Olivari, Lorenzo Stan China, César Tiempo and Álvaro Yunque.

The football club San Lorenzo in Buenos Aires feels closely connected with this neighborhood, which in Fangesang " Vengo del barrio de Boedo " ( "I come from the neighborhood of Boedo " ) is played.