Mataderos

Mataderos
—  Barrio  —
Gauchos at the annual Mataderos Fair
Location of Mataderos within Buenos Aires
Country	Argentina
Autonomous City	Buenos Aires
Comuna	C9
Important sites	Estadio Nueva Chicago
Area
• Total	7.6 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
Population ((INDEC 2001))
• Total	64,932
• Density	8,543.7/km2 (22,128/sq mi)
Time zone	ART (UTC-3)

Mataderos is a barrio (neighborhood) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, belonging to the 9th comuna (district).

Located in the west end of the city, its name stem from the livestock market and slaughterhouses (the literal meaning of matadero).

For much of its history, the area was a meeting point between the city and the countryside, and thus became a hub for rural commerce, and the main stop for gauchos inside city limits. Many famous payadas (improvised lyric contests) took place in the neighborhood bars.

Mataderos features a lively commercial area along Eva Perón avenue, and the colorful Mataderos Fair on Sundays showcasing gaucho traditions, foods and crafts. Block parties at the old marketplace on Avenida de los Corrales, sometimes featuring tango and milonga, are famous for their vibrancy.

Jacarandas in bloom, Alberdi Park.

The route linking Buenos Aires city to Ezeiza airport goes through Mataderos.

The area's football (soccer) club, Club Atlético Nueva Chicago, spent two seasons in Argentine first division football during the 1980s. The team won the Nacional B in 2006 and currently is in the third division.

Famous people from Mataderos

• Justo Suárez, "El Torito de Mataderos" (the bull from Mataderos), boxer. Fought for the lighweight world title in 1931, and lost to Billy Petrole.
• Ernesto Bessone, Argentine stock-car race pilot.
• Alberto Castillo, singer and actor

External links

• Information (Spanish)