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Encyclopedia > Boedo

Boedo is a working class neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina.


It is known as the home of the San Lorenzo de Almagro football (soccer) team .


Esquina Homero Manzi

The corner of San Juan and Boedo is mentioned in the opening verse of the tango Sur, one of the most beloved songs about Buenos Aires. The corner is now known as Esquina Homero Manzi after the author of the lyrics, and is the venue for several tango festivals.


The Boedo Literary Group

The Boedo group were a group of left-leaning Argentine and Uruguayan writers in the 1920s. Notable members of the Boedo group included Enrique Amorim, Leónidas Barletta, Elías Castelnuovo, Roberto Mariani, Nicolás Olivari, Lorenzo Stanchina, and Álvaro Yunque.


Magazines associated with the Boedo group included Dínamo, Extrema Izquierda, and Los Pensadores and Antonio Zamora's publishing house Claridad.


Olivari, who was a founder of the Boedo group, later became a member of the less political Florida group; Roberto Arlt was also associated with both groups.


Transportation

Boedo has access to many bus lines to the center and to the nearby Primera Junta transportation hub. It has also access to the E line of the subte (subway).


The main roads for car traffic are: Boedo to the South, San Juan/Directorio to the east, and Independencia/Alberdi to the West.




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Boedo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (234 words)
The corner of San Juan and Boedo is mentioned in the opening verse of the tango Sur, one of the most beloved songs about Buenos Aires.
The Boedo group were a group of left-leaning Argentine and Uruguayan writers in the 1920s.
Olivari, who was a founder of the Boedo group, later became a member of the less political Florida group; Roberto Arlt was also associated with both groups.
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