Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after Greater Sao Paulo .
It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata , on the continent's southeastern coast.
The Greater Buenos Aires conurbation, which also includes several Buenos Aires Province districts, constitutes the third-largest conurbation in Latin America, with a population of around fifteen and a half million.
The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district.
In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalised and removed from Buenos Aires Province.
The city limits were enlarged to include the towns of Belgrano and Flores; both are now neighborhoods of the city.
The 1994 constitutional amendment granted the city autonomy, hence its formal name: Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires (Autonomous City of Buenos Aires).
Its citizens first elected a Chief of Government (i.e. Mayor) in 1996; before, the Mayor was directly appointed by the President of the Republic.

Buenos Aires's Notable Births

1984 September 20

Belen Rodriguez, actress, model (Maria Cozzani) (born at Buenos Aires,Argentina) Virgo

1970 May 16

Gabriela Sabatini, Tennis player (born at Buenos Aires, Argentina) Taurus

1961 June 02

Alejandro Agresti , actor (born at San Cristóbal, Buenos Aires,Argentina) Gemini

Buenos Aires's Notable Deaths