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The Buenos Aires Daily Secret

The Buenos Aires Daily Secret

Jen Michalshi catches up with the folks behind Buenos Aires Daily Secret, an insider’s guide that sends e-mail subscribers a different secret about their city each day.

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VIDEO: Skating in Argentina

VIDEO: Skating in Argentina

Michael Tanenbaum gets on a board and speaks to some local skaters about how the scene developed in Argentina and how it continues to evolve today.

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VIDEO: Tattoo Show

VIDEO: Tattoo Show

Megan Cassidy heads to Argentina’s 8th annual Tattoo Show to meet with organisers, a network of friends who have worked in the industry together for years.

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Corporate Graffiti: Brands Turn to Urban Art for Street Cred

Corporate Graffiti: Brands Turn to Urban Art for Street Cred

After visiting the Puma Urban Arts festival earlier in March, Alex Glynn wonders whether the use of street art by big-name brands is innovative marketing or the corruption of a free movement.

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The Indy Eye: PUMA Urban Art Festival

The Indy Eye: PUMA Urban Art Festival

Natasha Ali shares photos from the weekend’s PUMA Urban art festival at Centro Cultural Recoleta featuring graffiti artists and musicians from Argentina and abroad.

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Exile and the Kingdom: Was France’s Louis XVII a Nationalised Argentine?

Exile and the Kingdom: Was France’s Louis XVII a Nationalised Argentine?

Jessica Sequeira investigates the myth that French Dauphin Louis XVII lived out his years in exile in Argentina, until his ultimate assassination.

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The Indy Eye: Folkhop on the Trains

The Indy Eye: Folkhop on the Trains

Jessie Akin shows a day in the life of a folk-hop band who busk for money on the trains through the suburbs of Buenos Aires.

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VIDEO: Buenos Aires Zombie Parade

VIDEO: Buenos Aires Zombie Parade

Blood flowed freely on the streets of Buenos Aires last Sunday as the annual Zombie Walk brought thousands of people downtown to raise some Hallowe’en hell. The Indy caught the carnage on camera.

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The Indy Eye: Marcha de los Zombies 2011

The Indy Eye: Marcha de los Zombies 2011

Happy Halloween! Zombies invaded Buenos Aires Oct 30 and marched from Plaza San Martin to the Obelisco taking over Calles Florida and Lavalle on the way.

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BA Clubbers’ Newest Best Friend

BA Clubbers’ Newest Best Friend

Have you ever wondered where would be the best place to go out on a Saturday night? Where would have the type of music you like, the kind of people you want to be around? Well wonder no longer, people of Buenos Aires! GEOclubbing guide has come to Argentina!

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This week we revisit Sanra Ritten's piece from 2008 which is the ultimate guide to 'naughty' Argentine slang and expressions.

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