María Eugenia Vidal and the “Other” Buenos Aires
María Eugenia Vidal and the “Other” Buenos Aires
The success of Argentina’s government may hinge on a wildly popular, 43-year-old mother of three – one of the most unique figures in Latin American politics today.
In the Buenos Aires everyone knows, the Buenos Aires of opera houses and bifes de chorizo and nightclubs that don’t dream of opening until 1 a.m., you can almost forget there’s a recession going on.
The steakhouses are full, the rose gardens are in bloom, and grand avenues hum with the city’s iconic black and yellow taxis. On late spring evenings, you can sit at a sidewalk cafe and sip an Old Fashioned while the aroma of lime-tree flowers...
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