Boedo is a classical Buenos Aires
neighborhood. In its streets you can literally breathe tango. Its name tributes
the Argentine lawyer and politician Mariano Boedo who signed our Independence
Act. Boedo is known for many famous corners; especially the one of San Juan and
Boedo Avenues (the Corner of Tango) mentioned in the tango “Sur” (South) and
home of the Homero Manzi Café, one of the main places to enjoy our music.
Boedo is known for being a
neighborhood of artists and politicians. Among them, the most relevant are: a
literary group called Boedo Group who defined one of the main styles of
Argentine popular literature in the 1920’s (writers Elías Castelnuovo, Leónidas
Barletta and Roberto Mariani, among others); tango singers, dancers and
composers such as Cachafaz (dancer) and Homero Manzi (composer); and many
members of Argentine Socialist Party.
Among the main attractions you
can visit are: the corner of San Juan and Boedo Avenues, the Boedo Square
(Independencia Ave and Maza St), Dante Café (745 Boedo Ave), Bien Bohemio
Cultural Café (745 Sánchez de Loria St), Margot Café (Boedo Ave and San Ignacio
Passage), San Lorenzo Football Club (born in Boedo and moving its stadium back
to La Plata Avenue) and the Beauty Arts Museum of Boedo (1560 Castro Barros
St).
You can get to Boedo on the E
Line of Buenos Aires subway (Boedo Station). From our Hostel Colonial you have
many buses, plus the chance to walk 6 blocks to E Line Station Bolivar.
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