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- Buenos Aires was once a top-tier global city, but has underperformed in the last century.
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The world’s southernmost megacity is among the best places to live in Latin America. With nearly 17 million people, it’s one of those rare metropolises that can feel like the center of the universe. But there's also a sense that this city once came close to achieving true greatness, but has fallen well short. This is Buenos Aires, the remote megacity.
The University of Buenos Aires is one of the best in South America. It has produced four Nobel Prize winners and provides taxpayer-funded education to students from all over the world.
Argentina also has nearly 20 million tons of identified lithium reserves in the Andean plains. This metal is a central component in the batteries of EVs and mobile devices, a resource worth more than $1 trillion to Argentina in the next two decades alone.
In fact, the beloved Pope Francis is a born and bred Porteño.
The city’s other religion is futból. With at least 24 clubs, Buenos Aires has the highest concentration of pro teams in the world and is home to the 2022 world cup champions.
Key sources and videos quoted:
Argentina, a country study bit.ly/3XXKoi1
Buenos Aires 1920s, 1930s street scenes bit.ly/3ZW86wO
Buenos Aires vacation guide: bit.ly/3Jbdx5d
Buenos Aires summary: bit.ly/3HrTldL
Greater Buenos Aires bit.ly/4010IA6
A Brief History bit.ly/3Hp9yk1
Centro Cultural Kirchner bit.ly/3ZXMS1s
Argentina seethes with revolution bit.ly/3wsab6a
Buenos Aires drone footage bit.ly/3H7Cf3P
Parts Unknown Buenos Aires bit.ly/3iXo0GK
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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:29 Geography of Buenos Aires
0:40 Founding of the megacity
1:20 Colony of Spain
1:48 Revolution for independence
2:17 Buenos Aires becomes a global city
2:54 Rapid population growth
3:18 A European-style capital
4:09 The Party Ends
5:13 Rise of Juan and Eva "Evita" Peron
6:08 Political and economic struggles continue
6:41 A lot to feel good about
7:03 Improved life in slums
7:20 University of Buenos Aires
7:32 Argentina's lithium mining boom
8:08 Argentina's religion: Futbol (soccer)
8:16 2022 World Cup Champions (Messi)
8:27 An intellectual capital
8:52 Spectacular National Cultural Center
9:15 Champions of individual rights
9:25 Autonomous city
9:56 Areas for improvement (parks and energy grid stability)
10:43 Brilliant sponsorship
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Back when I used to live and work in Brazil, taking a weekend trip to BA was the antidote to homesickness for Europe. Even though I really enjoyed life in Brazil it is sometimes necessary to connect with familiar sights. Springtime in BA is just wonderful.
Wonderful that you didn't need to cross the Atlantic to get a taste of home :)
Buenos Aires is the city with the most theaters and libraries in the world, The City of Fury
yea right.. fake news!
the city of fury, i like that
Buenos Aires, undoubtedly is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, full of life and old world charm,
I only spent one day in Buenos Aires but loved it. I feel Argentina is one country that feels weirdly familiar to the US of any non-English speaking country. (and the "southern cone" in general). I honestly feels like it could be the latin American city that is most like Chicago (grew up in the outlying suburbs). (massive grid on a flat plain with prairie/pampas beyond, beautiful architecture built 100 years ago, some which could use a little upgrade/restoration, many areas away from the core downtown that are poor and high crime, etc.)
A massive city made up of different Europeans that immigrated there over the past 100 years, old beautiful buildings, built in European style, some which show they've seen better days, in a country with a MASSIVE territory with a "frontier" history that include "rugged frontiersman" (cowboys/gauchos) and indigenous people living in the most naturally beautiful and remote parts of the country feels familiar, even if I only Spanish rather poorly.
Hello, I am from Argentina, and you are not so wrong in what you say, I always knew that Argentina is very similar to the US, both in the city of Buenos Aires as well as its area of cowboys or gaucho fields, I like American culture and we are similar, a territorially huge nation, a lot of immigration from all over the world, few years of history, native indigenous people, etc. Certainly until the 40's Argentina was very prosperous but everything fell! The USA continued to grow, they owe everything to their constitution, hopefully they continue to respect them!! greetings!
Interesting parallel to the Windy City. Definitely see it now that you say that!
The video is mostly accurate, but...
The guy start talking about Tango and the backing music is anything else but Tango.
Nont only italian and spanish arrived, they came all around Europe; russians, french, german, scandinavians, british and even from farer, like japanese or syrian immigrants.
Argentina was the second destination to immigration at that times, just behind US.
As french writer André Malraux said about Buenos Aires: "It seems like the capitol of an empire that never existed"; that's the impression the city gives to the visitor.
Cheers
You forgot turkic and polish, those are the most relevant out of those forgotten
@@HolyRomanEmpire962-1806 Syria and parts of today's Saudi Arabia were part of the Otoman Empire at the time in which most of middle easterners arrived to Argentina; that's why all arab descendants always were, and still today are, called "Turks".
But, they came from so many countries around the world that the list is very long.
@@sinergiamdp Carlos Menem comes to mind. Syrian no?
@@gnolan4281 Sadly...
Basically no Scandinavians or Japanese (that was Brazil) arrived, stop exaggerating. It's not like it's a contest.
Fantastic video. I had the honor of spending the first semester of my junior year there. It was unforgettable and I made lifelong friends
That is awesome!
@Life as we know it no, to us we are far from everyone. It has it's advantages, like during the world wars, and it disadvantages. We say we are on the end of the world :)
Increíble video, me encantaría visitar algún día. Saludos desde la Ciudad de México 🇦🇷🇲🇽
🇺🇸❤🇲🇽 Mexico City seems like a nice place.
You're more than welcome to come. Leaving the tickets out of the equation, it's not an expensive city, specially right now. If you come during the autumn (more rainy) or spring (less rainy) the weather is simply the best you can ask for.
Hope you can make it! Good luck!
@@GenericUrbanism the best city this half of the world. Rome/Paris dominate the other half
@@lewizzrocks Buenos Aires, along with New York and Mexico City, in my opinion.
🇦🇷👨🏻🤜🏻🤛🏿👨🏾🇲🇽
I love Buenos Aires and can't wait to return.
I’ve always wanted to visit Buenos Aires!!!!!🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷💙💙💙
I would love to visit the city. Argentina is a great country. Hugs from 🇧🇷 to 🇦🇷 !
Yes!
I’m surprised to hear about the lack of green space mentioned. I’m currently visiting Buenos Aires for the first time and I found some of the popular neighborhoods to have a significant amount of green space and parks - much more than any US or other South American city I have visited. However the province portion of the city seems to have much less green space, I’m sure other neighborhoods don’t fare as well either.
depends on the area... Olivos, Acasusso, Martínez or Vicente Lopez are located in the Greater Buenos Aires Area (Province) and are full of green spaces... a lot of middle and upper-class people live in those areas too..
@@pablov1532 I didn't get to see much of those - I was staying in Lanús which wasn't completely empty of parks but definitely didn't have as much as the Buenos Aires itself. I wasn't sure what other places in greater Buenos Aires might be like.
@@Tyler_spence because most american cities are trash when it comes to urban planning
@@Tyler_spence The riachuelo is like our berlin wall 😂
@@Tyler_spence Well, if you were visiting, why did you stay in Lanús? It's not the worst place but it isn't even remotely close to the best place for living, which are usually the ones that got the most green spaces
This has me in tears, I left to europe cuz I couldn't pay my bills as a student living alone in BSAS, but I miss the city so much, it took me 2 years just to accept I wasn't going back soon, I miss having a cultural center in every corner, the dozens of independent theatres, my beloved University of Buenos Aires, I miss the feeling of a city that is alive. I hope one day I can go back to what I still consider my favourite city, maybe even be a teacher at a public university if things work out. Great video.
Where do you live now?
I’m sorry you’re so homesick, Pedro. Thanks for the comment and I hope you make it back soon.
Buenos Aires is amazing! I wish I could go back. I would recommend it to anyone who has the opportunity.
@user-lk2ec4dn9o oh yes!! The food is amazing! It's a culinary paradise
Went for my 50th birthday- loved the city
As a porteño myself I have to say I feel deeply honoured that you've made such an accurate video. BA is one of the most beatiful and alive cities on Earth. There's free, or almost free, activities of all kinds all year round and you can meet people from all american and most european countries there. I haven't lived there in over a year but I always tell people that I left Argentina, not BA.
If you go, make sure to enjoy the nightlife, it's very good. Also, there's a lot of great museums to visit and great restaurants to enjoy. Just try to avoid the summer, due to the lack of parks and rain it gets very annoying. Most importantly, don't get fooled by the looks of the city, you´re still in South America so be safe and always watch out for your phone and wallet.
I feel deeply honored by your comment, Jorge. Thank you for your insights, can’t wait to explore the city one day soon!
Lucky you only have to look for your wallet in South America whereas in EE.UU if you are caught in a shooting you have to look for your life
@@navegandomivandestadt34 I'm really sorry for your people. I hope you can finally get some legislation passed to stop the madness. Good luck my friend
This made me tear up, how am I supposed to leave this country and this city? hahahaha I love it even with all its issues
I lived in Buenos Aires Argentina for 10 years and am in Buenos Aires now in San Telmo Buenos Aires is truly an beautiful international city it is like living in New York City, Paris France and Washington DC. It is a safe clean city you can live a very comfortable lifestyle in Buenos Aires from about 1500 to 2000 dollars a month US.
I live a very comfortable life with 500 dollars a month. 😅
@Tadeo Guerrero can you travel to other parts of Argentina or can you travel to a surrounding country on 500 dollars a month can you cover an unexpected emergency on 500 dollars a month but it comes down to everyone's own comfortable lifestyle I don't doubt someone could live on 500 dollars a month in Buenos Aires but I can't it is just my personal perspective.
@@markrush2319 I can travel around the country and I do with that salary. I even go to fancy restaurants every week. I don't even cook.
The thing I'm saving the most is rent (I pay 100 dollars per month for a room in a nice hotel near the Obelisco).
But it's also all about knowing how to find the good deals. I live traveling between Europe and here, so I don't have many belongings and I'm fine with this place.
@Tadeo Guerrero am in San Telmo now and you are not telling the truth it is impossible for you to rent an apartment pay for cable electricity go out to eat in fancy restaurants and travel through out Argentina on 500 dollars a month. I took the ferry to Colonia Uruguay and a round trip ticket cost 90 dollars alone to visit Rio de Janeiro will cost you at least 1500 dollars. I use the Blue rate in Argentina this doubles my purchasing power in Argentina and I still spend at least 25 dollars at a fancy restaurant. What hotel can you rent for 100 dollars a month am aware of these hotels with a shared bathroom this is not for me.
@@markrush2319 How much is an apartment in San Telmo?? (blue dollar rate)
Next month I will be staying in Palermo for a month and would like to know the prices around the popular areas to rent!
Porteño here! Super accurate and well done video. I hope we can solve our economic and social crisis but it seems very unlikely
It so sad to see a beautiful country like this getting completely ruined by it's politicians
Greedy banks, tycoons and corporations are a greater hazard to our beloved country than politicians, as a porteño I can assure you that.
@@javiervisnovezky6842 Por las dudas, yo tambien soy porteña.. No te comas el verso, los politicos tanto de un lado como del otro llevan haciendo daño muchos años al pais
@@haniwamaster14 no me como ningun verso amiga, pero insisto, la avaricia de algunos empresarios { argentinos y extranjeros } nos hizo mucho mas daño que la clase política, corrupción incluída y todo. El discurso anti-política no ayuda mucho además, el mejor sistema que tenemos es la democracia, y alguien tiene que representarnos. La sociedad no se regula sola, porque siempre que se intentó ganaron los más poderosos y perdieron los más débiles, es la naturaleza humana.
@@javiervisnovezky6842 grande Javier, es agradable encontrar a alguien pensante, en este tipo de páginas se suelen reperir los mismos lugares comunes que nos han ido imponiendo desde los medios y lamentablemente han calado hondo. Los políticos argentinos son tan buenos o malos como los de cualquier otro país, los ciudadanos de a poe no nos podemos hacer los desentendidos.
@@javiervisnovezky6842 Bueno, respeto tu perspectiva en el asunto.. Realmente no es que haya venido a comentar para cambiar de idea a nadie y es verdad que logicamente hay empresarios o gente con poder en el privado que son corruptos, pero esa gente tiene ese poder por que el estado es lo que lo permitio en primer lugar... Yo no digo que la sociedad se regule sola, el estado debe existir obviamente por que hay cosas que debe garantizar, pero hay que reducirlo mucho mas de lo que es ahora, por que actualmente el estado nos tiene a todos agarrados del cuello. La inflacion y los impuestos vienen del estado despues de todo, no de los privados.
"A rare metropolis that feels like the center of the universe" is too bold a hook to never circle back to again.
I can answer this for you. The city is huge and diverse. You could spend your entire life and not visit every aspect of the city. The people are proud and the culture is incredible. It truly is a unique place. My perspective comes from my 6 month study abroad there.
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@@pablov1532 huh?
Who said that ._.
@@Rfpenab "the people are proud" that's exactly is a third-world trait which is also a defect, most porteños are racists Mussolini-era folks
I am “porteño” and I was amazed by your objectivity and your clarity. Congrats!
Oh why thank you! That's great to hear.
@@sinergiamdp jejej son gringos los sacas de su primer mundo y se hiper ventilan 🤣✌
THanks for showing us another part of the world!
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As a local tour guide and Buenos Aires nerd. I approve this video. Very well made. Congratulations!.
Fantastic! Thank you for that.
Something you didn't take in mind and have a huge impact in the economy was the opening of the Panama Channel in 1904. Bs As was the last port before crossing to the Pacific Ocean and ships from everywhere docked for a fews days, stock supplies and keep going.
1914
Buenos Aires definitely has it's charm and people also play a huge role!
I visited more than 20 years ago, would love to go again, stunning city!
It would be interesting to see how it’s changed in 20 years.
Que hermoso video!!! Gracias por mostrar lo bello y maravilloso de este país al resto del mundo, me encantó!
Gracias!
Thank you for sharing the history of Buenos Aires. We're traveling to Argentina for the first time in January and really enjoy videos that allow us to learn more about this history of the area.
As a porteño of some years, I've seen the City's quality of living has been decreasing slowly but firmly.
It's easy to find it better than the rest of the country, as Peronism continues to ruin it, but the last 3 years it had a downwards spiral. Plenty of businesses went broke, criminality is up and hobos are everywhere. The gobernor of the city of course deny it, but it's easy to talk a walk and see it by your own means
But more important, is the eductional level of most of the population here that's far removed from other global cities. For example, if you asked "which music do you listen to?", most would answer reggaeton or some local trap artists unknown to the rest of the world bar Latin America and Spain. If you like other genre like I don't know, heavy metal, the look you can get is of deep contempt. It is hard to find families that have bookshelves. Partying all week is the norm, disregarding job and hobbies. If you diverge from that obligatory path, you get very lonely. It's not a city open for variety of ideas.
The European architecture is slowly dissapearing. Not only because of speculation, but because people say "It's old, so it sucks". So they demolish a palace to build a generic building with a pool. The city we want BA to be is no longer Paris, it's Miami.
Gracias al Peronismo te bañas con agua caliente y calentar la pava para el mate.
Thanks for sharing that. Sorry to say it seems anti-intellectualism is a growing trend around the world. The gov of Florida (DeSantis) being a prime example.
Agree 100%, I'm afraid these cultural milestones on libraries and theaters and therapists will soon go away, and we'll get near the south american levels.
"And hobos are everywhere ." So Buenos Aires is turning into San Francisco? Do you have an Opioid/Narcotics problem there too?
@@goggleman7211 no exactly, but our government (national) is pretty lenient on crime. They even freed prisoners during 2020 for humanitarian reasons because COVID. When someone gets shot or killed, there are always people on the left saying "well, but he (the criminal) was a victim of society)".
Beautiful video, you truly captured the vibe and beauty of Buenos aires. As a porteña who has moved abroad several times, nothing resembles the feeling of being back home in bsas. Saludos!
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Incredible video editing.
Glad you think so!
This video gave me a new perspective on Buenos Aires, thank you!
You’re welcome!
Amazing video! Would love to visit one day. Saludos desde Recoleta
You should!
Awesome video, heading here in May for a week and have been doing quite a bit of research. You should also do some work on Bogota, Lima, and Mexico City! I've been to all and I've enjoyed them.
Is there anything you would like to ask to a native porteño? Let me know if you need help with the research!
Great video. BA's remoteness might well become its biggest asset in the coming decades, as the challenges in the overpopulated north become more acute. The story of BA's fall from extreme wealth to decades of dysfunction and instability is one that I fear we will see many other cities following in the years to come.
I spent a semester in BA and live in Chicago now and while I'd say overall Chicago feels a bit more first world, there are plenty of ways in which BA already feels more so, particularly given changes in the past few years. Crime is more frequent and extreme in Chicago, public transit far slower and less reliable...I think in the next couple decades Chicago and other US cities will see the decline in cleanliness and building maintenance, plus rates of inflation, that will make them more resemble typical BA conditions of today
Fantastic video!
Holy crap! This video was amazing.
Glad you liked it!
argentina is such a pretty and amazing country
- saludos desde bs as
can't never trust the source telling you is good
@@S5Dic09 Don’t do it, it’s actually a country that their own people have driven to the worst situation possible
Awesome and humble people!
Greetings from Claypole!
Amazing video as always !! hope you can make a video on Colombias capital, Bogota, the 3rd highest in the world, thank you !!
The World's most southern mega city - Buenos Aires - is NOT just one of the best places to live in Latin America but also in all of America, including Anglo-America. Been to all those countries except Central America. Love Argentina 🇦🇷, Canada 🇨🇦 and Brazil 🇧🇷.
keep dreaming, is still a third-world city
@@S5Dic09 : It is politically incorrect to use the Anglo-American invented term “Third World” not to mention arrogant. Buenos Aires is cleaner, more sophisticated and greener than any of the boring cities in the so called “developed world”. Look at Detroit, Baltimore, Liverpool…errr filthy, ugly, filled with McDonalds and Burger Kings…not to mention dangerous..you just will never know if you’re going to be shot at or choke-held by brutal police…that's the definition of third world to me. Don't be jealous, just eat your heart out..my friend…things will get better at your knack of the wood..
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It has problems, but it's not at all a third world city, that's some heavy exaggeration.
@@S5Dic09 ikr
Bs As is the first world city
The video is very good. Thank you.
Thank you too
great video, but why the generic central american music when talking about Tango in Argentina??😅
Also for anyone wondering, Buenos Aires has the highest percentage of Italian immigrants in the world, to the point that the language itself is quite "Italian sounding" in its melody, very beautiful.
It doesn't just sound Italian; we borrowed many words from the XIX century Italian peninsula dialects; check "Lunfardo." We also "speak with our hands," which is very culturally Italian. According to the "ius sanguinis" principle of the Italian citizenship legislation, at least half the Argentine population is also Italian. Many people have dual Argentine/Italian or Argentine/Spaniard citizenship.
@@royconejo si así es👍🏼
Tango is no longer listen to, nor rock or pop. It's mostly Caribbean music everyday, all day. Think of reggaeton and similar genres. There is almost no variety.
Sadly the City's Goverment made a change in the urban planing wich allows more (and taller) buildings and less green spaces
Love the part they mention tango and play caribbean music in the background instead lmao
Nowadays it's all Caribbean music here, everywhere (from the grocer to parties). Tango has mostly dissapeared.
One critique take out the salsa background music you put at some point, put Tango instead. The rest is probably the most factually accurate video I have seen about Buenos Aires.
Thank you, there's always a thing or two I'd change. Too bad YT won't let me.
Beautiful city I love it
Can someone tell me what song are the fans singing in minute 8:22? It sounds so upbeat
The opening of the Panama Canal condemned many South American nations to poverty.
Bear in mind that only 10% of the world's population lives south of the equator and therefore the major centres of consumption are in the north.
The canal made transport cheaper and therefore South American products were no longer attractive.
But all is not lost. If you can't compete on price, you have to compete on quality. This is what countries like New Zealand and Australia have done. And this is the path that Argentina, Uruguay and Chile should follow.
Best City in the World!
Any Portenos here!
Insist your economy focus more on semiconductor production. I love you and I have wanted to visit since at least 1999. One day I will come and I want you to succeed.
An American -
Like al comentario en español que estabas buscando 👍
Nice video, a couple of observations:
- public funded universities located in the city are actually federally funded, not by the city administration (which has a very anti public education agenda).
- transgender rights and gay marriage have nothing to do with 1994 Constitution reform and they are not exclusive to Buenos Aires. They were sanctioned in 2010 by the peronist government of Cristina Kirchner at national level.
- transport is far from ideal for such a big city. In fact, subte grid is very lacking and not a single kilometer was constructed in the last decade.
Again, good video. I love my city and I wouldn't change it for any other in the world.
Siempre un kuka tergiversando la realidad.... la Ciudad no es anti educación pública.. al contrario quiere hacer que el magisterio sea una carrera universitaria no un terciario pedorro... los derechos lgbt vienen con la lucha de grandes referentes desde los 80 s, la ley no fue sancionada por Kretina, fue al Congreso a ser debatida y votada como corresponde en una República con división de poderes, de hecho el proyecto no era de ella, como tampoco lo fue el de la AUH cuya autoría es de Carrio. Respecto al subte estaría bueno que aclares que Kretina unilateralmente le encajó el subte a la Ciudad sin darle fondos e incluso sacándole coparticipación cada vez que puede, incluso teniendo en cuenta que miles de argentinos provenientes del conurbano lo usan, al igual q el sistema de salud de la Ciudad. Contala como quieras pero hecho mata relato, no quieras reescribir la historia, no sé si lo haces por ingenuidad y lavado de cerebro pensando que la historia comienza con Nestor o lo haces con malicia mintiendo, cosa que sería infinitamente peor y peligrosa...
I love Buenos Aires !
BA is indeed a very beautiful city that was once one of the greatest in the world, but now, due to South America's constant economic instability and a heavy dependence on simple products like comodities, struggles to develop and achieve its true potential. Like Brazil, Argentina is a country of the future that never happens.
I enjoyed this because I have a soft spot for "BsAs", having visited there twice. In this and several other recent TDC videos I inhale them as if they were a breath of fresh air because they're balanced without pushing a narrative that favors the left. They don't particularly favor the political right either. Balanced is the word that comes to mind. I like it. Kudos.
This is an interesting observation. Is there usually coverage that is biased to the left?
@@PHlyestofNerds In my experience yes.
The left never ruled here. We are where we are due to the US influence. It's not by chance that we are the country with the biggest debt to the IMF. As someone who is about to become an economic migrant, your comment is so infuriating.
@@sebastianbardon391 You are where you are because you deserve to be there due to massive corruption. You did it to yourselves. Blaming all your never-ending troubles on the US is a juvenile exculpatory fantasy. What a shame that your magnificent country is a klepto-democracy.
@@gnolan4281 Well, do you know about the Operation Condor? The CIA orchestrated regime changes in the region, our national debt skyrocketed during the dictatorship.
Ofc there are local complicits but who buys them? The US has fingers all across the region. Anyone moving to the left becomes the enemy of the markets. We can't be free, we are not sovereign.
Do Singapore or Manila next.
Why would you use Salsa music when mentioning Tango?
3:12 that music is not Tango
Estamos en crisis hace más de 70 años, pero el país sigue funcionando. Nos la arreglamos para sobrevivir y estar solo detrás de Chile en desarrollo humano.
pues el mayor defecto de los porteños es su orgullo y no aceptan tal verdad, por eso el comentario más certero a penas y tiene likes
@@S5Dic09 y cual seria la verdad q no aceptamos? obvio q tenemos orgullo, es increible nuestro pais
@@S5Dic09 Argentina es tan increíble que medio país está fuera buscando trabajo en Chile, Brasil, Mexico, España o Estados Unidos
@@commandergree2428 No sé de dónde sacás que vamos a Brasil o México, los otros puede ser, pero irse a vivir a Brasil o México no tendría sentido alguno, son países con una desigualdad mucho mayor, menos desarrollados, más peligrosos y más pobres. Aclaro que amo Brasil, pero solo para ir de vacaciones. En general el que se va, se va a Europa, por el tema de la doble ciudadanía y los acuerdos migratorios que tenemos con ellos, como los tiene Chile, y en menor medida Brasil.
@@commandergree2428 nadie se va a Brasil o Mexico jajajajaja al máximo va a Europa o Estados Unidos.
As much as I like TDC, to start the first 10seconds with a factual error that big is a severe lack of production quality and research: Buenos Aires Metropolitan area hosts around 3M people, while the greater area up to 6 or 7M, it is the whole state/province (like NY State) that's around 17M people.
Also, lack of green spaces is crazy, compared to other cities in Europe and especially America, the amount of trees and plazas is outstanding.
The city hosts about 3M. CABA+GBA (the megacity) is 14M. So, yes, Buenos Aires province is the one that has 17M, but 14M still illustrates how huge this megacity is.
@@LautaroTessi yeah, and it's true that the are a lot of green spaces in the city center. But taking into account the whole city, it actually lacks of green spaces on a per capita basis. So TDC did a good research after all
Sure, we love the leafy streets of Palermo and Belgrano but the city is an absolute nightmare when the temperatures hit 35C. The parks are limited to "el bosque" which is not a forest in the north. There are no swimming pools and obviously the dirty river is not a place to take respite from the heat, either.
@@bobiq The Rio de la Plata is maybe not worth a swim but the water of the Riachuelo is clear and fresh like a mountain river... hum hum
@@jandron94 Que bien! Pues donde exactamente se puede entrar en el agua? Es Rio Matanza, no? Sera para la proxima vez que venga.
The thing about Argentina, and much of Latin America by extension, is the overreliance on exporting commodities and lack of a domestic industry. As such, whenever commodities' prices fall, the country enters a recession. The less diverse the economy is, bigger the crash when the price of their commodities go down, the most extremme example being Venezuela, who not only has a commodity based economy, it is based on a single commodity.
The biggest barrier we have to overcome in order to industrialize is the lobby from western countries and the local elites for neoliberal policies and the sanctions forced our way when we do try to nationalize our economy.
When commodities prices are high, we need to make sure the money don't bleed out to foreign companies and use it instead to fund our own industry and services' sectors that is today controled by multinationals.
A common currency from Mexico to Argentina to trade free of dollars is a good way to start as this will mitigate the effect of sanctions to countries that do try to nationalize their economy. Promoting our own culture more than we currently do will help as well. We consume so much western media to the point our public opinion to western countries is somehow positive.
Good point on BA’s dependence on commodities. Thanks for sharing your perspective.
Very well said! We left Neuquén because there was no local source for semiconductors and related materials/equipment for my husband's line of work. There have been small tokens to try and bolster home-grown commodities, but it's been too little and too late. It's a chicken and egg issue, you need to have local materials to support local manufacturing, but local manufacturing can't start without the capital for importing materials. We need a perfect storm like the post war economic miracle Japan enjoyed. But, it isn't called a miracle for being common nor easy. It sucks to see the solution, as you've described so well, but being unable to enact it. The lost potential is heart wrenching.
And double-agreed on the culture aspects. Here in Chicago we make Simpsons references but get puzzled looks. Yet, anyone outside of the country simply acknowledged our existence and our jaws dropped. It broke my heart when my African American step mom refused to visit the Argentine side of the family, or my bestie took me aside and sheepishly asked "so, Argentina, huh? So you guys aren't racist against blacks? I was prepared for the worst but you're actually alright!" And similar generalizations about our supposed "Falkland angst" from British tourists. I don't even know where to begin, there is so much stigma that doesn't seem to fit the current generation. It's like assuming that because someone is an American that makes them a gun toting burger weirdo; sure, stereotypes don't spring from a vacuum, but it's the noisiest individuals that give an entire culture a bad rap. Perhaps it's not misinformation, but outdated information that originated from the few elites that called the shots.
What a mess, what missed opportunities. I'm just glad to see some kind highlights.
That last part is scary when seeing history, one would think to not be so positive. xD
@@idk-ye7ur That's because when done in isolation, the country that nationalizes its economy just gets boycotted. If not straight up sanctioned.
Global South countries get coherced into open up for foreign capital or protect their domestic economy and be condemned into isolation.
But if the global south nationalize their economies all at once and trade among themselves, western sanctions will lose its effectiveness.
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I want to move there now 😢
DICEN QUE LA HERMOSA BUENOS AIRES SE PARECE MUCHO A PARIS,YO DIGO QUE ES MAS LIMPIA E ILUMINADA !!!!!!!
We have to take in consideration, that now there is at least a 25 more very big cities in SA , so the opportunity of trading goods, is there. I don't think they depand on Europe
You seem to be missing the fact that all South American countries produce the exact same things. There’s no point on selling Soybeans (Argentina’s main export) to Brazil or Paraguay, when those two countries also produce tons of soybeans to export. It’s the same for beef, wheat, corn and most primary products. This isn’t Europe, we don’t have huge manufacturing capabilities. Brazil and Argentina have the largest industries in the region, and do a lot of trade between themselves, but we are far from being the European market.
@agme8045 then trade with North America too
There seems to an economic rot in Argentina which is related to the political class and corruption. I hope that Argentina can change, but the rot is measured by the almost continuous, persistent high inflation. There is a serious financial structural issue that needs a deep fundamental reform. Given the past performance of several decades, I doubt that Argentina can get out of the hole. There is something deeply flawed in the political culture that resists the needed change.
You nailed the analysis. The political decadence is related to a moral and cultural decadence though
@@drimastermaster1911 Never been there or studied it extensively but to have that kind of inflation and currency problems for so long reveals a very serious and deep flaw in the system.
I'll answer the last question. "Stop inflation". It's been the constant from 1949 until 1992-2001 period, and since from then. A retirement pension is roughly 150 dollars a month. Any imported good or component doble its price within a year or less. Unions cannot match salaries at the inflation rate, and any raise whatsoever, pushes up inflation too. As an Argentine myself I feel I have wasted all my life in a country that only makes you poor.
Argentina Champions of the World
I am from Buenos Aires and
Argentina is not just Buenos Aires. We have 23 provinces with the best landscapes in the world, investigate Patagonia and the coast
Es literalmente un video sobre BUENOS AIRES! Que carajo tienen que ver las otras 23 provincias
@@agme8045 buena trola
my city!!!!!
Always since the end of the 19th Century Buenos Aires wants to be a European city in South America and in the Americas.
For one reason my city,I'm from Buenos Aires, was called the Paris of South America
Argentina is an awesome country along with the rest of the South American nations 👍👍 Greetings!!
Greetings!
Some inaccuracies, including the implications that the "progressive" legislation is local and particular to the city bec of its autonomy. These are federal laws, it has nothing to do with the local city governments who are historically neoliberal and conservative leaning.
Macri neoliberal???🤣🤣🤣
@@luisgalioto7391 La reencarnacion de Thatcher en version mafia calabresa. No se le cae una idea, repite el dogma neoliberal de memoria
@@thomasmurdochduncan cual es el dogma neoliberal?? a ver explicame, como me hacen reír los zurdos de youtube.
Do one about Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹
Nice
Thanks
8:34
I asked my Argentinian coworker and no one calls it "BA" lol
I'm an expat living in BA and the expat community here calls the city BA
@@john-sebastianbarrera1884 so maybe it's an expat thing and not a native thing?
@@john-sebastianbarrera1884 people call it caba or capital
BA is the official branding of the city, people don't call it BA but the government promotes it like that. Like NYC is branding but not name.
@@gabrielfelippemateus ah, that makes a lot of sense. Thanks for clarifying/correcting my ignorance
Really Buenos Aires hasn't 17 millions, only 3, aproximately. Another thing is the Great Buernos Aires, which are satelit cities. This conglomerate reaches, with Buenos Aires, 17 millions
Argentina has been in economic crisis, some say, for at least 7 decades. Still, they manage to be second in terms of quality of life and HDI in latinamerica, only behind Chile. It's amazing.
Kskdkdk callate un poco
Detras de Chile???? Y esa quien te la vendió?? Somos primeros , lejos, en LATAM!!!
Chile está en profunda decadencia ,tuvo sus 5 minutos de fama y adiós.....
@@nestorsalinas3311 el que está en profunda decadencia es y sigue siendo Argentina con la inflación en 84%. Chile siempre a estado mas arriba en hdi y ni hablar del sueldo minimo que es casi el doble del argentino.
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Tango it not Bachata. Video edit huge mistake.
Quien se esta ocupando de la educacion financiera de los actuales trabajadores. (Futuros Jubilados)?
Uds,que estan haciendo particularmente para asegurase un retiro digno........lo pueden compartir?
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Good very Good
Paris of the south!! 😘BA
It would be interesting to see a video like this about the city of São Paulo in Brazil🇧🇷
Já tem
@@gustavogoncalves3900 atualizado po
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How can you talk 10 minutes about Buenos Aires and not distinguish between the autonomous BA City (the Federal Capital of Argentina), pop 3M, and the Greater Buenos Aires metropolitan area, pop 15M, for starters?
Need to do Seoul and Beijing next for Megacities!
Yep, on the list ;)
@@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel So when will those come out?
Can you do Moscow next?
Coming soon
@@TDC_TheDocumentaryChannel thx soooooo much!
Cant wait🙏😆
3:12 you use some generic salsa like song to exemplify tango?
That's low effort...
Una vez en la vida cuando hablen de Buenos Aires, pongan un tango de Troilo, un tango de verdad y no esa cosa adocenada que hacen para el turismo!
Beautiful city. I Will definitely like to visit
Good video, though I'm not sure I have ever seen an in-depth video on Argentina that didn't refer to slavery, racism and Nazis.
Existe mucho más que eso, pero son los títulos "gancho"
One day I am going to Buenos Aires, bee chess!
The greatest city on southern Hemisphere then now forever "Buenos Aries " It's rival to NY ...
Mexico City takes that honor.
@@lewizzrocks ciudad de mexico no esta ni siquiera cerca
@@pabloorqueraisa8898 Quizá la supera. Ciudad de Mexico, sede de unos Juegos Olimpicos. Ciudad de Luis Barragán, el primer arquitecto latinoamericano en recibir el Premio Pritzker (los otros dos que lo han recibido son brasileños, no porteños). Ciudad que alberga la Torre Reforma, ganadora de forma unánime del International Highrise Award en 2018 como el mejor rascacielos del mundo. Segunda ciudad del mundo con la mayor cantidad de museos, después de Londres. Sede de una fecha del Gran Premio de Fórmula 1. En fin, Buenos Aires es maravillosa, una de las tres grandes de América, junto con la Ciudad de México y Nueva York... hay que leer y viajar más.
@@luisorozco4370 estuve en ciudad de mexico hace un mes, decepcion total. Especialmente la avenida reforma. La precariedad en la ciudad es notable. Ni hablar del trayecto a tehotihuacan con montañas y montañas literalmente devoradas por casas humildes. Ud claramente no conoce Buenos Aires, ciudad con mayor cantidad de teatros y con mas librerias per capita en todo el mundo. Lo invito a conocerla y sorprenderse.
3:51 Fake map. The Mapuche in viridic history never had much land in central Argentina. The other limits, it's "ok".
And 3:11 that's not Tango, it looks more like salsa or similar.
Great job, nice video.
Right, the mapuches lived in Chile
I love this city and this video!!! Saludos desde buenos aires perrooooo
Isn’t the world’s southernmost megacity Montevideo?
@A And it is North of Buenos Aires. Google Maps anyone?
3:13 American moment here, uses Salsa instead of Tango as background music🤦♂
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