[120] Immigrants "brought new traditions and cultural markers to the city," which were "then reimagined in the porteño context, with new layers of meanings because of the new location. The Buenos Aires City Police force is composed of over 25,000 officers. Toll motorways opened in the late 1970s by mayor Osvaldo Cacciatore, now used by over a million vehicles daily, provide convenient access to the city center. [128][138] However, not all of its street art concerns politics, it is also used as a symbol of democracy and freedom of expression. Today, Lunfardo is mostly heard in tango lyrics;[151] the slang of the younger generations has been evolving away from it. Jahrhunderts wurde Tigre mit der Gründung des Tigre Club (heute das Kunstmuseum Tigre) und des Tigre Hotelzum Naherholungsgebiet für die Elite von Buen… The capture of Portobelo, Panama by British forces also fueled the need to foster commerce via the Atlantic route, to the detriment of Lima-based trade. The force was created in 2010 and was composed of 1,850 officers. In den Provinzen Buenos Aires, Cordoba und Santa Fe leben immerhin 60% der Gesamtbevölkerung Argentiniens. The winner was Fernando de la Rúa, who would later become President of Argentina from 1999 to 2001. Buenos Aires's 2021 population is now estimated at 15,257,673. Buenos Aires is represented in the Argentine Senate by three senators (as of 2017[update], Federico Pinedo, Marta Varela and Pino Solanas). [113] The Centro Cultural Kirchner (Kirchner Cultural Center), located in Buenos Aires, is the largest cultural center of Latin America,[114][115] and the third worldwide. Porteno – die Einwohner von Buenos Aires. The Buenos Aires commuter rail network also connects the city with long-distance rail services to Rosario and Córdoba, among other metropolitan areas. [73], The city is divided into barrios (neighborhoods) for administrative purposes, a division originally based on Catholic parroquias (parishes). Omar Narvaez, Lucas Matthysse, Carolina Duer, and Marcos Maidana are five modern-day world champions as well. The Aeroparque Jorge Newbery airport, located in the Palermo district of the city next to the riverbank, is the only within the city limits and serves primarily domestic traffic within Argentina and some regional flights to neighboring South American countries. Attempts at renovation took place during the second half of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, when European influences penetrated into the country, reflected by several buildings of Buenos Aires such as the Iglesia Santa Felicitas by Ernesto Bunge; the Palace of Justice, the National Congress, all of them by Vittorio Meano, and the Teatro Colón, by Francesco Tamburini and Vittorio Meano. [170] The government of the city also organizes La Ciudad de Moda ("The City of Fashion"), an annual event that serves as a platform for emerging creators and attempts to boost the sector by providing management tools. In 2010, Buenos Aires had an official population of 2.89 million in the city proper, which has grown very modestly to an estimated 2,891,000 in 2016. Er hat 40.000 Einwohner (Stand von 2001) auf einer Fläche von 3,7 km² und wird begrenzt von den Vierteln Villa Urquiza, Villa Devoto, Coghlan und Agronomía. Pizzen, o… [51][52], Spring and autumn are characterized by changeable weather conditions. [231], According to data released by Moovit in July 2017, the average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit in Buenos Aires, for example to and from work, on a weekday is 79 min. This also instilled a deep resentment among porteños towards the Spanish authorities.[2]. The largest religion in Buenos Aires is Roman Catholicism. During this invasion, Spain left the city to its fate and the citizens took up arms to defend the city. [131] A traditional event that occurs once a year is La Noche de los Museos ("Night of the Museums"), when the city's museums, universities, and artistic spaces open their doors for free until early morning; it usually takes place in November.[132][133]. These estimates represent the Urban agglomeration of Buenos Aires, which typically includes Buenos Aires's population in addition to adjacent suburban areas. The militarization generated in society changed the balance of power favorably for the criollos (in contrast to peninsulars), as well as the development of the Peninsular War in Spain. The church is an excellent example of French neo-classicism. Buenos Aires, oficialmente Ciudad de Buenos Aires o Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (CABA) o, [10] coloquialmente, Capital Federal, [11] es la capital y ciudad más poblada de la República Argentina.Esta metrópolis es una ciudad autónoma que constituye uno de los 24 distritos, o «jurisdicciones de primer orden» [12] , que conforman el país. [141][142] Despite its short urban history, Buenos Aires has an abundant literary production; its mythical-literary network "has grown at the same rate at which the streets of the city earned its shores to the pampas and buildings stretched its shadow on the curb. Buenos Aires is part of the Union of Ibero-American Capital Cities[271] from 12 October 1982 establishing brotherly relations with the following cities: This article is about the capital city of Argentina. Following a 1993 agreement, the Argentine Constitution was amended to give Buenos Aires autonomy and rescinding, among other things, the president's right to appoint the city's mayor (as had been the case since 1880). [198] Today, over 1.8 million vehicles (nearly one-fifth of Argentina's total) are registered in Buenos Aires.[199]. Historically, Buenos Aires has been Argentina's main venue of liberal, free-trading, and foreign ideas. A second construction boom, from 1945 to 1980, reshaped downtown and much of the city. [134] Examples include: the Paris Group – so named for being influenced by the School of Paris – constituted by Antonio Berni, Aquiles Badi, Lino Enea Spilimbergo, Raquel Forner and Alfredo Bigatti, among others; and[135] the La Boca artists – including Benito Quinquela Martín and Alfredo Lazzari, among others – who mostly came from Italy or were of Italian descent, and usually painted scenes from working-class port neighborhoods. This airport handles most international air traffic to and from Argentina as well as some domestic flights. These population estimates and projections come from the latest revision of the UN World Urbanization Prospects. The city has a density of about 13,680 people per square kilometer (34,800/square mile), but this density drops to just 2,400 per square kilometer in the suburbs. Interestingly, Buenos Aires has the largest Jewish community in Latin America, and the second largest in the Americas. In 2015, the World Health Organization cited Argentina as an exemplary country for providing transgender rights. "[147] The popularity of reading among porteños has been variously linked to the wave of mass immigration in the late 19th and early 20th centuries and to the city's "obsession" with psychoanalysis. Hier leben etwa 15 Millionen Menschen (2,9 Millionen in der Innenstadt). View of 9 de Julio Avenue with the Obelisco, Puerto Madero one of the main financial centers of Buenos Aires, The city of Buenos Aires lies in the pampa region, except for some zones like the Buenos Aires Ecological Reserve, the Boca Juniors (football) Club "sports city", Jorge Newbery Airport, the Puerto Madero neighborhood and the main port itself; these were all built on reclaimed land along the coasts of the Rio de la Plata (the world's widest river).[35][36][37]. Doch trotz ihrer monströsen Größe ist das Zentrum, in dem alle Sehenswürdigkeiten liegen, überschaubar und bietet auch beschauliche Ecken, in denen das Leben einen Schritt langsamer von sich geht. It sits along the western shore of the Rio de la Plata estuary and is not a part of Buenos Aires Province or the capital of the Province; Buenos Aires is an autonomous district that was granted autonomy in 1994. In 1950, the population of Buenos Aires was 5,166,140. Allein in der Haupstadt Buenos Aires leben über 11,5 Millionen Einwohner. In 1996, following the 1994 reform of the Argentine Constitution, the city held its first mayoral elections under the new statutes, with the mayor's title formally changed to "Head of Government". [173] An increasing number of young, independent designers are also setting up their own shops in Bohemian San Telmo, known for its wide variety of markets and antique shops. [86] Korean Immigration occurred after the division of Korea; they mainly settled in Flores and Once. [78][79] Unrestricted waves of European immigrants to Argentina starting in the mid-19th century significantly increased the country's population, even causing the number of porteños to triple between 1887 and 1915 from 500,000 to 1.5 million. [96], Buenos Aires is the seat of a Roman Catholic metropolitan archbishop (the Catholic primate of Argentina), currently Archbishop Mario Poli. [225], Buenos Aires has recently opened a bus rapid transit system, the Metrobus. Most of the newer immigrants learn Spanish quickly and assimilate into city life. 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A popular genre is electronic dance music, with festivals including Creamfields BA, SAMC, Moonpark, and a local edition of Ultra Music Festival. The plan, however, called for a seemingly indiscriminate razing of residential areas and, though only three of the eight planned were put up at the time, they were mostly obtrusive raised freeways that continue to blight a number of formerly comfortable neighborhoods to this day. Was uns sehr erstaunt hat, war das Aussehen und die Mode der Argentinier. Das Klischee charakterisiert jedoch vordergründig lediglich die Einwohner von Buenos Aires, weniger aber die typische Landbevölkerung. In the 1970s the city suffered from the fighting between left-wing revolutionary movements (Montoneros, ERP and F.A.R.) Opened in 1913, it is the oldest underground system in the Southern Hemisphere and oldest in the Spanish-speaking world. Lastly, to the northwest, is City Hall. The city's principal avenues include the 140-meter (459 ft)-wide July 9 Avenue, the over 35-kilometer (22 mi)-long Rivadavia Avenue,[197] and Corrientes Avenue, the main thoroughfare of culture and entertainment. [72], Two-thirds of the city's residents live in apartment buildings and 30% in single-family homes; 4% live in sub-standard housing. [22], Health conditions in poor areas were appalling, with high rates of tuberculosis. 1. The city devotes 26 percent of its budget to education, 22 percent for health, 17 percent for public services and infrastructure, 16 percent for social welfare and culture, 12 percent in administrative costs and 4 percent for law enforcement. This is because since the 19th century, the city, and the country in general, has been a major recipient of millions of immigrants from all over the world, making it a melting pot where several ethnic groups live together. In the 2007 elections, Mauricio Macri of the Republican Proposal (PRO) party won the second-round of voting over Daniel Filmus of the Frente para la Victoria (FPV) party, taking office on 9 December 2007. Other important colonial institutions were Cabildo, to the west, which was renovated during the construction of Avenida de Mayo and Julio A. Roca. Buenos Aires bid to host the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. [217] An expansion program is underway to extend existing lines into the outer neighborhoods and add a new north-south line. Formal independence from Spain was declared in 1816, at the Congress of Tucumán. The city's budget, per Mayor Macri's 2011 proposal, included US$6 billion in revenues and US$6.3 billion in expenditures. [139] This has to do with the legality of such activities —provided that the building owner has consented—, and the receptiveness of local authorities, who even subsidize various works. [130] Other popular institutions are the Buenos Aires Museum of Modern Art, the Quinquela Martín Museum, the Evita Museum, the Fernández Blanco Museum, the José Hernández Museum, and the Palais de Glace, among others. [21], A second (and permanent) settlement was established in 1580 by Juan de Garay, who sailed down the Paraná River from Asunción (now the capital of Paraguay). A leading destination for immigrants from Europe, particularly Italy and Spain, from 1880 to 1930, Buenos Aires became a multicultural city that ranked itself alongside the major European capitals. Buenos Aires is the largest city and capital of Argentina, and the second largest metropolitan area in South America. The system has six underground lines and one overground line, named by letters (A to E, and H) and there are 100 stations, and 58.8 km (37 mi) of route, including the Premetro line. In response to large studio productions, the "Generation of the 60s" appeared, a group of filmmakers that produced the first modernist films in Argentina during that early years of that decade. Buenos Aires , officially Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the capital and largest city of Argentina. (See "Global city" for the top 30 in the list. [8] The city limits were enlarged to include the towns of Belgrano and Flores; both are now neighborhoods of the city. The first would elevate a large segment of the San Martín Line which runs through the city center and electrify the line, while the second would see the electrification and extension of the Belgrano Sur Line to Constitucion station in the city center. Política y discursos en el tramo final del menemismo. The settlement founded by Mendoza was located in what is today the San Telmo district of Buenos Aires, south of the city center. Puente de la Mujer was designed by Santiago Calatrava. Visitors have many options for travel such as going to a tango show, an estancia in the Province of Buenos Aires, or enjoying the traditional asado. 12'741'364 sind es in der Metropolregion, etwas weniger als ein Drittel der Einwohner Argentiniens. Die argentinische Hauptstadt ist … Nowadays, the Argentine Basketball Confederation is headquartered in Buenos Aires. Most East Asian immigration in Buenos Aires comes from China. [116], Buenos Aires is the home of the Teatro Colón, an internationally rated opera house. Most schools do not require students to choose their orientation, as they study the basics such as art, biology, math, history, and technology, but there are schools that do, regardless of if they are oriented to a certain profession or they have orientations to choose from when they reach a specific year. With inexpensive tickets and extensive routes, usually no further than four blocks from commuters' residences, the colectivo is the most popular mode of transport around the city. This was the only time the city was attacked from the air, and the event was followed by a military uprising which deposed President Perón, three months later (see Revolución Libertadora). [64] The people of Buenos Aires also elect 25 national deputies to the Argentine Chamber of Deputies. Buenos Aires became the capital again after its recapture by Argentine forces, but Sobremonte could not resume his duties as viceroy.