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Article: Buenos Aires Has Negative Reinforcement
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- The Washington Post
- Article date:
- August 21, 1997
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A banner bearing a majestic blue bird in full flight, the
five Olympic rings floating underneath it, waves proudly over the
major thoroughfares in this massive metropolis.
It is the symbol here of Olympic spirit, and of local optimism
in bringing the Olympic Games to the land of the brooding Gaucho.
Yeah, right. And the Falkland Islands are really British, too.
"Oh, please," huffs Maria Caunedo, a 17-year-old acting
student passing through Buenos Aires' Recoleta Park, waving a hand
dismissively at the city's Olympic bird. Roughly translated, her
response: "I'll believe it when I see it."
Pity the poor Portenos, as the residents of this city are
called. Indeed, their town is the ...