Just when you thought that nasty little bug was gone for good. WRONG! Argentina has been hit hard by the virus this winter, becoming the country with the third highest number of cases of swine flu. Yikes! Schools have recently been closed for a month due to the virus and you’re likely to see masks, well, just about everywhere.
Check out this recent Times article about the swine flu outbreak in Argentina.
Buenos Aires is a popular hub for art, theatre and dance (hello, tango!). But aside from the glitzy-glamour of the artists emerging in galleries there is a pusling art scene of street artists and graffiti artists who are tagging the city of Buenos Aires, as if it were their backyard cavas playground.
For the most part, it is. Street art and graffiti are popular in any urban city but what is unique about Buenos Aires are the murals of well planned, and week-long endeavors that are popping up nearl railroads, popular restaurants the long wall in your nieghborhood and much more.
The underground culture of art is pulsing into the mainstream with the voice of these artists marking up any cement or drywall that they can find to portray their artistic vision to the bigger city. Some of it is grotesque, some of it beautiful, all of it impossible to ignore.
Its another piece of the Buenos Aires puzzle.
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This is why we do it, no? Just thought I'd share for all you sentimental types. 
Buenos Aires, specifically. Street fashion in Buenos Aires is something almost anyone can get behind. Check out this cool blog that outlines it all. StreetFashionBuenosAires.
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Well then check out the Buenos Aires Herald. It's a great news source for local and international news in Buenos Aires. Available online and in the periodicals. 
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