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--> 02:14.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% Avante galleries sit next to colonial buildings 02:14.066 --> 02:16.166 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% on cool, leafy streets. 02:16.166 --> 02:20.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% Argentina's largest port and the capital, Buenos Aires, 02:20.066 --> 02:24.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% lies at the mouth of the Rio de la Plata, 02:24.966 --> 02:27.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% which separates Argentina from Uruguay. 02:27.400 --> 02:30.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% At the end of the 19th century, Buenos Aires 02:30.633 --> 02:33.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% was one of the richest cities in the world. 02:33.966 --> 02:36.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% Its agricultural bounty supported a cultural scene 02:36.500 --> 02:38.533 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% that rivaled London and Paris. 02:40.700 --> 02:44.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% The 20th century though, was not so kind 02:44.466 --> 02:47.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% with a succession of military dictatorships 02:47.333 --> 02:50.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% followed by a spectacular economic crash. 02:50.233 --> 02:52.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% Determined to retain their cultural heritage 02:52.466 --> 02:54.233 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% amidst hardship, Porteños 02:54.233 --> 02:57.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% as these port city residents are known, 02:57.033 --> 03:01.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% have created a vibe that captivates all who travel here. 03:01.400 --> 03:04.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% Porteños have a penchant for personal expression from 03:04.033 --> 03:07.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% their refined sense of style to their eclectic art scene. 03:07.400 --> 03:10.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% Porteños live their lives with passion and flair. 03:10.100 --> 03:12.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:32.5% [an orchestra plays a tango] 03:12.033 --> 03:14.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% Nothing captures the psyche of Porteños 03:14.733 --> 03:18.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% as much as that seductive dance, the tango. 03:18.333 --> 03:23.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 03:23.100 --> 03:25.966 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% The dance grew up in brothels 03:25.966 --> 03:29.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% and on the street corners of rough barrios, 03:29.733 --> 03:32.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% evolving into suggestive, aggressive coupling 03:32.133 --> 03:35.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% of straight-backed macho men and swooning, leggy women. 03:35.866 --> 03:39.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% Couples act out a drama of passion, 03:39.833 --> 03:42.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% regret, sorrow, and fleeting joy. 03:42.600 --> 03:47.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% Jorge Borges, Argentina's great writer, said of tango music 03:47.100 --> 03:52.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% that it moves us to "lament misfortunes we never suffered 03:52.066 --> 03:55.033 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% and wrongs we did not commit." 03:55.033 --> 04:05.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 04:11.666 --> 04:14.566 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:30% [applause] 04:14.566 --> 04:16.666 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% Speaking of misfortune, my partner has 04:16.666 --> 04:18.400 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% the unenviable job of having 04:18.400 --> 04:22.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% to try to teach me to do the el ocho oscilante. 04:22.200 --> 04:23.733 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:37.5% We go together. 04:23.733 --> 04:28.466 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:30% 1...2...3... 04:28.466 --> 04:32.800 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:47.5% 4...5... Good! 6... 04:32.800 --> 04:35.100 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:15% 7...8. 04:35.100 --> 04:37.166 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% Very good! You got it. 04:37.166 --> 04:47.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 04:54.166 --> 04:56.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:15% (Rudy) Milonga is a form of music 04:56.833 --> 04:59.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% with African roots that evolved into the tango. 04:59.866 --> 05:02.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% It's also the name for the halls 05:02.600 --> 05:05.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% where the tango is taught, practiced, and performed. 05:05.666 --> 05:09.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% Buenos Aires milongas vary from the super chic 05:09.100 --> 05:10.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% to old-fashioned neighborhood gatherings. 05:10.766 --> 05:13.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% There are strict rules of conduct. 05:13.333 --> 05:17.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% An invitation to dance is often a smile across the room 05:17.033 --> 05:19.100 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:52.5% or a nod of the head. 05:19.100 --> 05:23.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% Stepping on toes or bumping into other couples is bad form 05:23.233 --> 05:25.066 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% as is conversing while dancing. 05:25.066 --> 05:26.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 05:26.933 --> 05:31.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% The star of tango music is the bandoneon, 05:31.033 --> 05:34.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% an accordionlike instrument developed in Germany 05:34.166 --> 05:38.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% as a kind of portable organ for small churches. 05:38.733 --> 05:42.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% German immigrants brought the instrument to Argentina 05:42.033 --> 05:44.300 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% in the early 20th century. 05:44.300 --> 05:47.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 05:47.733 --> 05:50.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% Extremely complex and difficult to play, 05:50.500 --> 05:53.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:32.5% the bandoneon is its own mini orchestra 05:53.766 --> 05:57.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% and a resident underpinning to the heartfelt tango. 05:57.500 --> 06:00.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 06:00.866 --> 06:03.066 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:47.5% [applause & cheers] 06:04.966 --> 06:08.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% It's hard to imagine that a few short years ago, 06:08.633 --> 06:12.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% this city was in the throes of a devastating financial crisis. 06:12.533 --> 06:14.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% In 2001, Argentina suffered hyperinflation 06:14.766 --> 06:16.966 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% and devaluation of the peso. 06:16.966 --> 06:20.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% It cut the country's wealth in half. 06:20.033 --> 06:22.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Today a stroll through modern downtown 06:22.766 --> 06:25.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% shows signs of growth and prosperity. 06:25.533 --> 06:29.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% Porteños exude casual confidence as they march toward the future 06:29.833 --> 06:33.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% with an optimism that belies their troubled past. 06:35.200 --> 06:38.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% Looking good is important in Buenos Aires. 06:38.033 --> 06:41.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% This is not a city of fashion slackers. 06:41.200 --> 06:44.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% Everyone strives to be smart, shapely, and sexy. 06:44.366 --> 06:47.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% From funky and retro to elegant and refined, 06:47.166 --> 06:49.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% Porteños like to cut a good figure. 06:49.600 --> 06:51.300 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:42.5% And cut, they do. 06:51.300 --> 06:54.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% One in 30 Argentines has tucked a tummy 06:54.033 --> 06:56.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% or lifted their face with plastic surgery, 06:56.466 --> 06:58.533 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% and more and more foreigners 06:58.533 --> 07:01.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% are taking plastic surgery vacations to the capital. 07:01.833 --> 07:05.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% But being beautiful on the outside isn't enough. 07:05.066 --> 07:07.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% Argentines have more psychoanalysts per capita 07:07.433 --> 07:10.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% than any other city in the world. 07:10.266 --> 07:13.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% The trendy barrio called Palermo is nicknamed 07:13.366 --> 07:17.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% Viejo Freud for all the psychologists who live here. 07:17.200 --> 07:20.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% Many wealthy Argentines take their analysts 07:20.400 --> 07:22.533 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% on vacation with them. 07:22.533 --> 07:26.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% And if you have a dog in Buenos Aires, 07:26.233 --> 07:29.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% it's the trendy imperative to have a dog walker 07:29.800 --> 07:32.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% Technically the walkers are licensed by the city 07:32.533 --> 07:34.300 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% and limited to 8 dogs. 07:34.300 --> 07:37.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% But 8 seems to be the bare minimum here. 07:37.366 --> 07:40.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% These walkers are pros, casually rounding up 07:40.266 --> 07:43.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% a dozen unleashed dogs in a city park. 07:43.566 --> 07:45.566 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:22.5% [barking] 07:47.033 --> 07:49.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% Counterintuitively, Argentina's recent financial collapse 07:49.600 --> 07:52.166 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:52.5% spawned a whole new generation 07:52.166 --> 07:55.833 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:52.5% of artists in opera, film, and painting. 07:55.833 --> 08:01.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% Palermo is the Bohemian chic barrio-- cafe-dotted streets 08:01.066 --> 08:04.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% mingle with art galleries and boutiques. 08:08.866 --> 08:11.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:30% Buenos Aires has long been a center 08:11.933 --> 08:14.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% for writers, actors, and painters. 08:14.166 --> 08:17.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% The singer Carlos Gardel introduced the melancholy tango 08:17.600 --> 08:20.366 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% to a worldwide audience. 08:20.366 --> 08:24.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% The writer Jorge Luis Borges depicted human frailty, 08:24.333 --> 08:27.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% angst, and disappointment in poems and stories. 08:31.800 --> 08:35.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% During the darkest period of Argentina's economic turmoil, 08:35.400 --> 08:40.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% the city continued to allocate 5% of its budget to the arts, 08:40.866 --> 08:44.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% even though the city's overall budget declined. 08:44.033 --> 08:46.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% Appetite is the name of an up-and-coming gallery 08:46.666 --> 08:48.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% with edgy work that's also known 08:48.600 --> 08:50.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% for its rocking exhibition openings. 08:50.266 --> 08:55.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% Owner Danila Luna tells me about art after the financial crisis. 08:55.600 --> 08:56.933 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:32.5% There's a lot 08:56.933 --> 08:58.633 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% of new emerging artists 08:58.633 --> 09:00.933 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% in the last maybe 10 years, 09:00.933 --> 09:05.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% and also there's a lot of new emerging galleries. 09:05.066 --> 09:06.633 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:27.5% (Rudy) Why? 09:06.633 --> 09:12.200 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% (Danila) Mostly because the crisis that we had in 2001. 09:12.200 --> 09:15.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% After that like, everything change in Argentina. 09:15.366 --> 09:17.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:15% (Rudy) People couldn't afford art. 09:17.633 --> 09:21.666 align:start position:10% line:74% size:20% (Danila) People couldn't afford a lot of things, but at the same time, 09:21.666 --> 09:24.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% people started realizing that we had to do things. 09:24.466 --> 09:28.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% So it wasn't so much about if people were going to buy it, 09:28.666 --> 09:30.633 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% but it was much more about 09:30.633 --> 09:33.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% people trying to get out of the crisis 09:33.166 --> 09:36.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% and start doing our own businesses, our own things. 09:36.100 --> 09:38.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:15% (Rudy) So people had to do art. 09:38.100 --> 09:39.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:20% (Danila) Yes, yes. Well, 09:39.733 --> 09:42.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% art here is about that. You had to do it. 09:42.933 --> 09:46.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% If not, It's so difficult to do it that you don't. 09:46.600 --> 09:48.633 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% There's no other reason to do it. (Danila) Yes. 09:48.633 --> 09:51.600 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) Danila tells me she only exhibits artists 09:51.600 --> 09:55.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% who has an appetite, a real passion for making art. 09:55.133 --> 09:58.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% She's attracted by the marriage of technology and art 09:58.433 --> 10:00.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:30% and calls it "cyber hot esthetics." 10:00.566 --> 10:06.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 10:06.266 --> 10:09.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% Malba Fudación Costantini is a museum 10:09.633 --> 10:13.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% dedicated to modern Latin American art. 10:13.000 --> 10:17.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 10:17.133 --> 10:19.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% This colorful, playful collection dazzles with works 10:19.700 --> 10:22.500 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:40% by Diego Rivera, 10:22.500 --> 10:24.100 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:30% Frida Kahlo, 10:24.100 --> 10:28.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% and Fernando Botero, who famously inflates his subjects. 10:31.266 --> 10:36.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% Argentine surrealist Xul Solar occupies a niche in the museum. 10:36.366 --> 10:39.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:32.5% Solar painted in the early 20th century, 10:39.100 --> 10:41.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% an eccentric who invented his own language. 10:41.900 --> 10:44.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% Though abstract, mystical, and confounding, 10:44.466 --> 10:48.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% his paintings are also charming and innocent. 10:48.066 --> 10:51.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 10:51.900 --> 10:55.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% In Buenos Aires, you don't have to stop being fashionable 10:55.466 --> 10:58.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% and famous when you die, not at least 10:58.266 --> 11:02.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% if you can get a spot here in La Recoleta Cemetery. 11:02.166 --> 11:06.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% This is where the elite are laid to rest in monumental style. 11:08.200 --> 11:11.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% Residents of this 5-star necropolis paid dearly 11:11.533 --> 11:15.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% for the privilege of lying side-by-side with presidents, 11:15.266 --> 11:18.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% generals, legendary beauties, great thinkers, and tyrants. 11:18.666 --> 11:21.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% And just because the cemetery is full 11:21.133 --> 11:23.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% doesn't stop new residents from moving in. 11:23.733 --> 11:28.100 align:start position:10% line:74% size:32.5% Many a family fallen on hard times will pack up their ancestors 11:28.100 --> 11:31.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% and sell the family tomb for upwards of $40,000. 11:31.333 --> 11:33.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% The notoriously snobby elite of Buenos Aires 11:33.333 --> 11:36.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% must roll over in their graves at the thought of 11:36.266 --> 11:40.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% common-born Eva Peron not only resting here, 11:40.066 --> 11:43.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% but being La Recoleta's most famous inhabitant. 11:48.200 --> 11:49.866 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:45% Eva Duarte grew up 11:49.866 --> 11:51.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% in the countryside outside Buenos Aires. 11:51.900 --> 11:56.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% At age 15, she moved to the city to pursue fame and fortune 11:56.366 --> 11:59.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% and eventually found her niche in radio soap operas. 11:59.600 --> 12:01.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% She caught the eye of Juan Peron 12:01.833 --> 12:03.466 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% an admirer of Mussolini 12:03.466 --> 12:05.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:30% and a leader of a recent military coup. 12:05.966 --> 12:07.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:27.5% Eva started broadcasting propaganda 12:07.700 --> 12:09.333 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:60% oor the military regime. 12:09.333 --> 12:12.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% She devoted herself to Peron and to the poor 12:12.266 --> 12:14.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% and was revered among the working class. 12:14.533 --> 12:17.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% As First Lady, Eva is credited 12:17.166 --> 12:19.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% with establishing universal health care 12:19.066 --> 12:22.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% and securing the right for women to vote. 12:22.033 --> 12:25.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% In 1952, the country mourned her death from cancer 12:25.866 --> 12:30.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% with an outpouring of sorrow that continues to this day. 12:34.200 --> 12:37.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% For a little snack, I'm trying out 12:37.300 --> 12:41.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% one of the cities many Parrillas, or grill houses. 12:41.166 --> 12:43.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% Here ridiculously large tender steaks 12:43.333 --> 12:45.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:25% are served at ridiculously low prices. 12:45.900 --> 12:50.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% At El Desnivel, families, football fans, and meat freaks 12:50.066 --> 12:52.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:25% rub elbows under fluorescent lights 12:52.333 --> 12:56.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% as cooks gill slabs of beef to absolute perfection. 12:56.466 --> 12:59.966 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:57.5% This is the appetizer, the starter! 12:59.966 --> 13:10.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 13:16.533 --> 13:19.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% We're still in the appetizer part of this lunch. 13:19.866 --> 13:29.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 13:32.566 --> 13:35.466 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:40% Oh-ho! Gracias! 13:35.466 --> 13:38.466 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:40% What a surprise, more meat! 13:38.466 --> 13:40.500 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:37.5% I think this is the main course. 13:40.500 --> 13:43.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% I have to push this annoying salad out of the way 13:43.400 --> 13:45.000 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% to give room to the meat. 13:46.466 --> 13:48.133 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:57.5% A little chimi churana 13:48.133 --> 13:51.766 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:50% which is red peppers and herbs and olive oil. 13:51.766 --> 13:54.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 13:54.566 --> 13:55.900 align:start position:40% line:84.67% size:12.5% Umm! 13:55.900 --> 14:04.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 14:04.233 --> 14:07.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Argentines are for the most part quite slender 14:07.166 --> 14:11.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% so they must be onto something with their diet of meat, 14:11.166 --> 14:12.900 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% wine, pastries, and ice cream. 14:12.900 --> 14:15.000 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% Did your father start this? 14:15.000 --> 14:16.733 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:50% Father and mother. 14:16.733 --> 14:18.266 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:42.5% Did you work here 14:18.266 --> 14:19.933 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:40% as a little boy? 14:19.933 --> 14:21.333 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:45% [woman interprets] 14:21.333 --> 14:22.900 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:32.5% Five years! 14:22.900 --> 14:24.966 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% From 5 years old until today. 14:24.966 --> 14:26.566 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% How old are you today? 14:26.566 --> 14:27.966 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:30% [interprets] 14:27.966 --> 14:31.566 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:40% [speaks Spanish] 14:31.566 --> 14:33.166 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:32.5% 75 years old. 14:33.166 --> 14:36.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% It's been 70 years since he's here. 14:36.000 --> 14:38.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% Do you make all your ice cream right here? 14:38.433 --> 14:39.900 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:30% [interprets] 14:39.900 --> 14:41.300 align:start position:40% line:84.67% size:22.5% Yes, yes. 14:41.300 --> 14:43.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% So you've been working in this store for 70 years! 14:43.833 --> 14:45.366 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:30% [interprets] 14:45.366 --> 14:47.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% So you must be good at ice cream! 14:47.966 --> 14:49.833 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:30% [interprets] 14:49.833 --> 14:52.533 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:40% [speaks Spanish] 14:52.533 --> 14:54.333 align:start position:10% line:68.67% size:55% Clients must say that. 14:54.333 --> 14:58.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:22.5% I say it! This is great ice cream! 14:58.666 --> 15:00.700 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:20% Gracias! 15:00.700 --> 15:03.166 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:42.5% Don't mention it! 15:03.166 --> 15:04.800 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:32.5% [all laugh] 15:08.033 --> 15:11.400 align:start position:10% line:74% size:15% (Rudy) Italian immigrants brought ice cream to these shores. 15:11.400 --> 15:13.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% in cities' "heladerias" serve up creations 15:13.766 --> 15:16.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% like pears in burgundy and figs with walnuts. 15:16.700 --> 15:21.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% But my favorite is Dulce de Leche, a flavor 15:21.133 --> 15:23.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% based on Argentina's legendary caramel sauce. 15:23.966 --> 15:27.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 15:27.766 --> 15:30.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% Scannapieco, one of the city's best, 15:30.066 --> 15:32.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% offers Dulce de Leche to die for. 15:32.800 --> 15:34.700 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:27.5% I'm hooked! 15:34.700 --> 15:37.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 15:38.300 --> 15:39.966 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:27.5% Immigrants from southern Italy, 15:39.966 --> 15:42.066 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:42.5% Spain, Germany, and eastern Europe 15:42.066 --> 15:43.700 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:25% completely transformed Buenos Aires 15:43.700 --> 15:45.766 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:62.5% in the late 19th century. 15:45.766 --> 15:47.566 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:52.5% Here in the La Bocca neighborhood, 15:47.566 --> 15:49.333 align:start position:30% line:79.33% size:32.5% you can still feel the presence 15:49.333 --> 15:51.700 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:55% of the working people who idolized Eva Peron 15:51.700 --> 15:53.400 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:57.5% and created the tango. 15:53.400 --> 15:57.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% In just 35 years between 1870 and 1915, 15:57.500 --> 16:00.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% waves of immigrants increased the population 16:00.333 --> 16:02.233 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% of Buenos Aires 7-fold, 16:02.233 --> 16:06.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% from under 200,000 residents to more than 1 1/2 million. 16:06.800 --> 16:09.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% Immigrants from Genoa settled in La Bocca. 16:09.466 --> 16:13.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% The tango emerged here with Italian slang as its language. 16:13.266 --> 16:15.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 16:15.266 --> 16:18.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% It's estimated that people of Italian descent comprise 16:18.600 --> 16:22.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% more than half of the city's 12 million inhabitants. 16:22.400 --> 16:27.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% Italian cuisine now dominates the Buenos Aires culinary scene. 16:27.666 --> 16:29.400 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:32.5% Ah Gracias! 16:29.400 --> 16:34.066 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:55% Clearly there is a lot of Italy in Buenos Aires. 16:34.066 --> 16:36.200 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:40% [loud cheering] 16:36.200 --> 16:37.933 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:50% Bocca is also home 16:37.933 --> 16:39.566 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:52.5% to the Boca Juniors. 16:39.566 --> 16:41.233 align:start position:40% line:79.33% size:22.5% Argentina is crazy about futbol, 16:41.233 --> 16:43.900 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:37.5% and the rivalry between the 2 city teams, 16:43.900 --> 16:46.300 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:45% the Boca Juniors and the River Plate 16:46.300 --> 16:49.100 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:57.5% is one of the fiercest in the sport. 16:49.100 --> 16:51.533 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% If you support River Plate, 16:51.533 --> 16:54.866 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:45% don't wander into this Boca Juniors bar. 16:54.866 --> 16:57.533 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:52.5% [chanting in unison] 17:03.066 --> 17:07.066 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:52.5% [very loud cheering] 17:07.066 --> 17:11.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 17:11.266 --> 17:14.333 align:start position:10% line:10% size:62.5% The Boca's Juniors Museum at the stadium has 17:14.333 --> 17:17.366 align:start position:10% line:10% size:60% a colorful collection of jerseys, pictures, video clips, 17:17.366 --> 17:21.500 align:start position:10% line:10% size:72.5% and memorabilia of great Boca victories and stars in the past. 17:21.500 --> 17:22.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 17:22.900 --> 17:27.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% Diego Maradona who was born in the slums of Buenos Aires 17:27.300 --> 17:30.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:32.5% led Argentina to 2 World Cup victories, 17:30.133 --> 17:34.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% enjoying Eva Peron as an idol of working class Porteños. 17:34.133 --> 17:37.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% The most frequently asked question in Buenos Aires is, 17:37.000 --> 17:40.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% "are you a supporter of Boca Juniors or River Plate?" 17:40.266 --> 17:41.633 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:35% Boca or River? 17:41.633 --> 17:42.633 align:start position:40% line:84.67% size:15% Boca! 17:42.633 --> 17:44.133 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:35% Boca or River? 17:44.133 --> 17:45.133 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:35% River, River! 17:45.133 --> 17:46.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 17:46.400 --> 17:48.266 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:35% Boca or River? 17:48.266 --> 17:49.700 align:start position:40% line:84.67% size:15% Boca! 17:49.700 --> 17:50.833 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:37.5% Boca or River? 17:50.833 --> 17:52.500 align:start position:40% line:79.33% size:15% Boca! Boca! 17:52.500 --> 17:54.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 17:54.800 --> 17:56.700 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:32.5% Boca! Boca! 17:56.700 --> 17:58.200 align:start position:40% line:84.67% size:37.5% Boca. Boca? 17:58.200 --> 17:59.633 align:start position:40% line:84.67% size:37.5% Si! Boca. 17:59.633 --> 18:01.666 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:40% River, the best! 18:01.666 --> 18:04.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 18:04.233 --> 18:05.600 align:start position:30% line:84.67% size:37.5% Boca or River? 18:05.600 --> 18:08.400 align:start position:50% line:84.67% size:35% River! River! 18:08.400 --> 18:12.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 18:13.400 --> 18:17.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% In the heady days of tango when beef barons made their fortunes, 18:17.900 --> 18:20.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% visitors from Europe were beginning to discover 18:20.500 --> 18:22.333 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:72.5% the splendor of Buenos Aires. 18:22.333 --> 18:24.133 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:80% A colonial style hotel was built 18:24.133 --> 18:25.766 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% to accommodate foreign guests. 18:25.766 --> 18:27.400 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% The Alvear Palace Hotel 18:27.400 --> 18:29.233 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:57.5% was named for a general 18:29.233 --> 18:32.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% in the Argentine Army who fought for independence. 18:32.133 --> 18:36.833 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% The European elegance begun back in the 1930's continues today. 18:36.833 --> 18:39.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 18:39.266 --> 18:42.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% All guests have the services of a personal butler 18:42.300 --> 18:44.000 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:52.5% who can do everything 18:44.000 --> 18:46.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% from unpacking your luggage to running your bath. 18:48.600 --> 18:51.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:72.5% Afternoon tea at the Alvear's L'Orangerie Restaurant 18:51.466 --> 18:54.066 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% is a tradition in Buenos Aires. 18:54.066 --> 18:57.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% The tea selection covers 4 pages, and the pastries 18:57.766 --> 19:01.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% are as beautiful and elaborate as their names. 19:01.166 --> 19:05.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% alfajores with vanilla, or fruits de passion petit pie. 19:05.633 --> 19:08.500 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:47.5% Champagne? Why not! 19:08.500 --> 19:10.166 align:start position:40% line:84.67% size:17.5% [POP!] 19:10.166 --> 19:13.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 19:13.333 --> 19:15.666 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% That's beautiful! Gracias! 19:15.666 --> 19:19.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% The "Buenos Aires Herald" is the English language newspaper here. 19:19.733 --> 19:23.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:80% A couple of stories-- BA's craze for psychoanalysis is headed 19:23.466 --> 19:26.033 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:57.5% more toward the use of antidepressants than 19:26.033 --> 19:30.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% talk therapy, and this town is so football crazy that many 19:30.166 --> 19:33.133 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:60% fans after they die have their ashes scattered 19:33.133 --> 19:35.333 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:52.5% on the Boca Juniors stadium grass. 19:35.333 --> 19:37.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 19:37.366 --> 19:41.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% In San Telmo, one of Buenos Aires most picturesque barrios, 19:41.866 --> 19:44.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% tango dancers perform impromptu dances 19:44.133 --> 19:45.866 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:67.5% on the cobblestone streets. 19:45.866 --> 19:50.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% And colonial buildings house lively outdoor cafes. 19:50.200 --> 19:54.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% Street musicians belt out variations on the tango. 19:54.200 --> 19:57.100 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:52.5% [singing in Spanish] 19:57.100 --> 19:59.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 19:59.633 --> 20:02.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% The Sunday antique market in San Telmo 20:02.700 --> 20:04.866 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% teems with locals and tourists 20:04.866 --> 20:08.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% hunting for treasures from silver saddle accessories 20:08.033 --> 20:12.866 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:62.5% of gaucho days gone by to old telephones or modern crafts. 20:12.866 --> 20:17.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% There's jewelry and junk and bits of Argentina's past 20:17.466 --> 20:20.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% all clumped together in sunny street stalls. 20:23.533 --> 20:27.133 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% The San Telmo market closes with a bang. 20:27.133 --> 20:30.500 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 20:30.500 --> 20:33.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% A procession of drummers appears 20:33.000 --> 20:36.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% and gathers a group of enthusiastic followers. 20:36.400 --> 20:46.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 20:48.133 --> 20:50.200 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:42.5% [bandoneon plays] 20:50.200 --> 20:55.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 20:55.666 --> 20:58.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% The glories of Buenos Aires were fueled 20:58.466 --> 21:00.733 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:70% by the bounty of the pampas, 21:00.733 --> 21:04.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% the vast grasslands to the south and west of the city. 21:04.600 --> 21:08.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% In 1537, a Spanish party of soldiers abandoned its post 21:08.966 --> 21:12.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% and left its horses and cattle behind. 21:12.000 --> 21:14.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% With few predators, a mild climate, 21:14.600 --> 21:16.366 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% and nutritious native grasses, 21:16.366 --> 21:19.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% these few animals grew into enormous herds. 21:19.300 --> 21:22.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:67.5% And so the gaucho appeared, a nomadic horseman 21:22.200 --> 21:26.100 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% who rounded up cattle, owned only his horse and a knife 21:26.100 --> 21:28.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% and cooked his meat fresh on a fire. 21:28.933 --> 21:31.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:42.5% In the grasslands outside of Buenos Aires, 21:31.633 --> 21:33.633 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% the gaucho way of life 21:33.633 --> 21:36.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:30% is preserved in huge ranches, or estancia. 21:36.366 --> 21:38.333 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:75% At the estancia La Candelaria, 21:38.333 --> 21:39.666 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:40% guests can enjoy 21:39.666 --> 21:41.100 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:50% European splendor in 21:41.100 --> 21:42.700 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% a French style chateau 21:42.700 --> 21:44.100 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% while outside, gauchos 21:44.100 --> 21:46.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% grill up traditional "asado" barbeques 21:46.033 --> 21:48.000 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:37.5% and demonstrate their horse skills. 21:48.000 --> 21:56.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 21:56.966 --> 21:58.666 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% Some 60 million cattle 21:58.666 --> 22:01.033 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% still roam Argentina's vast pampa grasslands, 22:01.033 --> 22:03.433 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% and the production of leather goods 22:03.433 --> 22:05.800 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:32.5% has long been an important industry. 22:05.800 --> 22:08.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% But in the past, much of the tanned leather 22:08.966 --> 22:11.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% was exported to Italy for manufacture and design. 22:11.766 --> 22:14.200 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% These days Argentines are competing with Italy 22:14.200 --> 22:16.300 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% to design and produce high quality, 22:16.300 --> 22:19.466 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% high fashion goods for a fraction of the price. 22:19.466 --> 22:26.933 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 22:26.933 --> 22:30.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% At Rossi and Caruso, one of Buenos Aires oldest 22:30.700 --> 22:33.666 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:45% and most exclusive leather shops, you can have 22:33.666 --> 22:37.400 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:70% a leather jacket custom made and delivered in 3 days. 22:37.400 --> 22:44.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 22:44.900 --> 22:47.266 align:start position:40% line:84.67% size:22.5% Wow! Wow! 22:47.266 --> 22:52.600 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 22:52.600 --> 22:56.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% In Buenos Aires, dinner doesn't even begin until 10:00. 22:56.266 --> 22:58.400 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:62.5% The clubs start around 2, 22:58.400 --> 23:01.333 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:40% and the partying goes on through dawn. 23:01.333 --> 23:05.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 23:05.233 --> 23:07.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% It's not uncommon to see families with children 23:07.966 --> 23:09.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% arrive at a restaurant at midnight. 23:09.966 --> 23:13.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:47.5% On weekends even at 3 or 4 in the morning, 23:13.366 --> 23:15.100 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:65% the city seems wide awake. 23:15.100 --> 23:23.366 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 23:23.366 --> 23:26.633 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% I'm drawn once again to the Milongas 23:26.633 --> 23:29.866 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:77.5% to give the tango one more try. 23:29.866 --> 23:31.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 23:31.533 --> 23:35.766 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:75% The tango has suffered the ups and downs of Argentina itself. 23:35.766 --> 23:39.166 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:52.5% Wildly popular in the 30's and 40's, the dance 23:39.166 --> 23:44.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:77.5% went out of fashion in the 50's but appears to be hot once more 23:44.566 --> 23:47.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:60% as Porteños lament their recent economic woes 23:47.233 --> 23:49.533 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% and funnel past misfortune into dance. 23:49.533 --> 23:58.566 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:2.5% ♪ ♪ 23:58.566 --> 24:01.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Buenos Aires itself is a passionate dance-- 24:01.900 --> 24:05.233 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:25% of artists and their new bold works, 24:05.233 --> 24:08.733 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:35% of dog walkers and their multiple canines, 24:08.733 --> 24:11.266 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:50% of stylish shoppers, cheerful carnivores, 24:11.266 --> 24:13.266 align:start position:10% line:84.67% size:55% and rabid futbol fans. 24:13.266 --> 24:15.966 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:55% Porteños embrace life, their tumultuous past 24:15.966 --> 24:18.700 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% apparently behind them, Porteños today live 24:18.700 --> 24:22.900 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:65% in one of the great cities of world. 24:22.900 --> 24:26.066 align:start position:10% line:79.33% size:57.5% There's an expression here "Borrachero del tango" 24:26.066 --> 24:29.200 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:52.5% or "drunk on tango," and this city 24:29.200 --> 24:32.300 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:45% is certainly high on this sensual dance. 24:32.300 --> 24:34.933 align:start position:20% line:79.33% size:35% Reporting from Buenos Aires, Argentina, 24:34.933 --> 24:38.000 align:start position:20% line:84.67% size:52.5% I'm Rudy Maxa. 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