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Buenos Aires, Argentina 15 August 2009<br />
La Boca - Conventillo, Buenos Aires.<br />
La Boca is a neighborhood, or "barrio" of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. It retains a strong European flavour, with many of its early settlers being from the Italian city of Genoa.<br />
It is known among sports fans for La Bombonera the home of Boca Juniors, one of the world's best known football clubs. La Boca is a popular destination for tourists visiting Argentina, with its colourful houses and pedestrian street, the Caminito, where tango artists perform and tango-related memorabilia is sold. Other attractions include the La Ribera theatre, many tango clubs and Italian taverns.<br />
PHOTO: EZEQUIEL SCAGNETTI

Buenos Aires, Argentina 15 August 2009
La Boca - Conventillo, Buenos Aires.
La Boca is a neighborhood, or "barrio" of the Argentine capital, Buenos Aires. It retains a strong European flavour, with many of its early settlers being from the Italian city of Genoa.
It is known among sports fans for La Bombonera the home of Boca Juniors, one of the world's best known football clubs. La Boca is a popular destination for tourists visiting Argentina, with its colourful houses and pedestrian street, the Caminito, where tango artists perform and tango-related memorabilia is sold. Other attractions include the La Ribera theatre, many tango clubs and Italian taverns.
PHOTO: EZEQUIEL SCAGNETTI

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BIOGRAPHY: Born in Argentina, Ezequiel Scagnetti begins his photo reporter career in Patagonia in 1994. His pictures are published by editorials of Patagonia and Buenos Aires. In 2001, Spain is his first port of call in Europe. But it is Brussels he chooses as base in 2002, where he collaborates as freelance with Reuters Photo agency, Belga agency and others. Since then, he has crossed more than 50 countries returning with news reports, society and travel features published in the European press.

With more than 17 years experience, Ezequiel Scagnetti is fluent in establishing contacts and working with people, organising, editing and presenting photography features. For the past 10 years he has been covering international news stories for the European press such as: the Tsunami aftermath in the Indian ocean, the funeral of Pope Jean-Paul II, the terrorist attacks in London, the Zimbabwe crisis, the presidential elections in Chili, Sudan, Tanzania and Tunisia, the floods in Poland and several European summits, among others.