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PH15: Unveiling the Hidden City

PH15: Unveiling the Hidden City

As part of The Indy’s villa series, we revisit Kristie Robinson’s 2006 article on a photography project run out of the Ciudad Oculta, which just turned ten.

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Shantytown Stars

As part of our villa series, we revisit Mateo Hinojosa’s 2008 article on Julio Arrieta’s film production company run out of Villa 21, one of Buenos Aires’ many shantytowns.

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Goals for Girls

As part of our on-going villa series, looking at Buenos Aires’ shantytowns, we revisit Sam Walker’s 2008 article on Goal’s for Girls, a football project run out of Villa 31.

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Breaking Boundaries: Vivaldi in the Villas

Breaking Boundaries: Vivaldi in the Villas

Sam Mustafa meets the participants of Buenos Aires Youth Orchestra, a city government scheme that gives children from impoverished backgrounds classical musical training.

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The Indy Eye: Hecho en Buenos Aires

The Indy Eye: Hecho en Buenos Aires

Jessie Akin focuses her lens on Pablo Lobos who sells editions of ‘Hecho en Buenos Aires’ on the streets of the capital and lives in his house with his wife and daughter in the southern suburbs.

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A Weekend in the Villa: The Sheratoncita Hotel

A Weekend in the Villa: The Sheratoncita Hotel

A four-storey, bright purple, cement building is due to become Buenos Aires’ first villa hotel in March. But not everyone in Villa 31 believes the project to be a good thing, as Rachael Getzels discovers.

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A Leg Up: Catwalk Classes in Villa 31

A Leg Up: Catwalk Classes in Villa 31

As part of The Indy’s villa series focussing on Buenos Aires’ shantytowns, Rachael Getzels meets Guido Fuentes, a hairdresser who runs a beauty school out of his two-room house.

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La Salada: South America’s Biggest Black Market

La Salada: South America’s Biggest Black Market

A network of three, twice-weekly fairs just outside of Buenos Aires, La Salada has been referred to as both South America’s biggest mall and as its biggest black market, taking $15bn last year.

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Bringing Down The Walls: The Urbanisation of Villa 31

Bringing Down The Walls: The Urbanisation of Villa 31

In the first part of our Villa series, Agustín Frizzera takes a look at the radical urbanisation process underway in Villa 31, where for the first time, the residents will have a direct say in their own future.

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UBA Student Protests

UBA Student Protests

The longest strike in the University of Buenos Aires’ history may have ended, but the problems that led to the students taking the faculties are not resolved, as Sarah Gill discovers.

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