When I first drank maté, I felt as if I wasn’t just tasting a drink, but being initiated into a secret South American ritual. Argentinians drink it everywhere — at milongas, on the streets, even while walking. :)
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Tonight, in the heart of Buenos Aires, at the Teatro Gran Rex — this year in a new venue — the...
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Tonight, in the heart of Buenos Aires, on the stage of the Teatro Gran Rex, the TangoBA – Argentine Tango World Championship continued. This time we watched the final of the Stage Tango (Tango Escenario) category, featuring twenty couples. The biggest question was: would the pair who won the semifinal manage to become world champions?
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A Japanese experiment, a nameless hero, and the night when the milonga stopped. Recently I’ve...
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If the Argentine Tango World Championship is the Olympic Games of tango, then the Buenos Aires City Championship – the Campeonato de Baile de la Ciudad – is Argentina’s national qualifier, where the country’s elite face off. This competition, simply known as the Metropolitano, is one of the most exciting tango events of the year, and today at 5:00 PM (UTC-3), it reaches its climax: the Grand Final.
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