Buenos Aires
Milonga. A style of music and dance traditional in the Rio de la Plata area of Argentina and Uruguay which is a source of the “tango”. Also a dancing place and a dancing party. There are hundreds of milongas in Buenos Aires, for example.
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milonga
Tango. A form of music and ballroom dance usually associated with the Buenos Aires area.
www.centralhome.com/ballroomcountry/tango.htm
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tango_(dance)
Bandoneón. A free-reed instrument popular in Argentina used in an Argentine tango orchestra.
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandoneón
Estancia. The Spanish word used in Argentina for a large ranch.
www.estanciacandelaria.com
Porteño. The name for a resident of the Buenos Aires area.
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porteño
Barrio. The Spanish name for a “neighborhood”.
Dulce de leche. A milk-based syrup, sauce, pudding, or candy.
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dulce_de_leche
Parilla. Spanish word for “grill.” Barbecue style of cooking meat also known as “churrasco” and “asada.”
Gaucho. The cowboy of the pampas, or vast, grassy plains, of Argentina.
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaucho
Asada. Barbecue style of cooking meat also known as “churrasco” and “parilla.”
Polo. A team sport played on horseback.
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polo
Soccer related links
Futbol. The Spanish name for “soccer” or “International Football.”
www.fifa.com/
Diego Maradona. World-famous former Argentinian soccer player.
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona
Boca Juniors. Popular soccer team of Buenos Aires whose big rival is River Plate.
www.bocajuniors.com.ar/english/
River Plate. Popular soccer team of Buenos Aires, rivals of Boca Juniors.
www.riverplatesoccer.org/
La Bombonera. Home stadium of the Boca Juniors soccer team.
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estadio_Alberto_J._Armando
Notable personalities
Astor Piazzolla. Argentinian tango musician.
www.piazzolla.org
Carlos Gardel. The most prominent ango singer and composer, who died June 24, 1935, in Medellín, Colombia.
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Gardel
Jorge Luis Borges. Twentieth-century Argentine author.
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges
Eva Perón (María Eva Duarte ) also known as “Evita.” Wife of twentieth-century Argentine president Juan Perón and major political figure. Portrayed by Madonna in the movie “Evita.”
www.britannica.com/eb/article-9059304/Eva-Peron
Guillermo Kuitca. Contemporary Argentine artist.
www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/kuitca_guillermo.html
Xul Solar. Twentieth-century Argentine artist né Alejandro Schulz Solar.
www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/solar_xul.html
