In the late 19th century, a flood of immigrants, mainly from Italy, settled in the working-class neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires, especially in the port neighbourhood of La Boca, where they found work in the factories and the port.
The grandeur and elegance of a bygone era live on in Buenos Aires
Tango, the dance that would come to embody Argentina, was born of sadness, squalor and poverty.
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