Rosario
Coordinates: 32°57′0.0″S 60°40′0.0″W / -32.95, -60.666667
Country	Argentina
Province	Santa Fe
Department	Rosario
Government
- Mayor	Miguel Lifschitz
Area
- Total	178 km² (68. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Regions See also Geography of Argentina The country is also divided into six or seven regions (seven when The Pampas is divided into the Pampas' plains Santa Fe is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country Departments (departamentos form the second level of administrative division in the Provinces of Argentina. The Rosario Department (in Spanish, Departamento Rosario) is an administrative subdivision ( departamento) of the. Roberto Miguel Lifschitz (born September 13, 1955 in Rosario) is the current Mayor of the city of Rosario, province of Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 7 sq mi)
Elevation	22. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. 5 m (74 ft)
Population
- Total	1. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit 180. 883 (2,001)
- Density	5,112/km² (13,240/sq mi)
- Demonym	Rosarino

Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a People or the inhabitants of a place Regions See also Geography of Argentina The country is also divided into six or seven regions (seven when The Pampas is divided into the Pampas' plains Santa Fe is a province of Argentina, located in the center-east of the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. It is located 300 km (187 miles) northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 945,000 residents as of the 2005 census [INDEC]. This article is about the second-longest river in South America For the shorter river in Goiás, central Brazil see Paranã River The Paraná River Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population National Statistics and Censuses Institute ( Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, INDEC is the Argentine government agency responsible

It has been the third most important city in Argentina since the end of the 19th century [1] because of the growing and important metropolitan area, a large urban department and for being the most important export centre in the country. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central It also retains the classical and ancient architecture in some residences, houses and public buildings. It is the third largest city in Argentina in terms of area and population.

Rosario is the head city of the Rosario Department and is located at the heart of the most important industrial corridor in Argentina. The Rosario Department (in Spanish, Departamento Rosario) is an administrative subdivision ( departamento) of the. Its suburbs and several neighboring towns form the metropolitan area of Greater Rosario, with 1,180,883 inhabitants. A metropolitan area is a large population center consisting of a large Metropolis and its adjacent zone of influence or of more than one closely adjoining neighboring central Transportation See also Transportation in Argentina. The Greater Rosario has a fluid short-distance transportation scheme

The city is a major railroad terminal and the shipping center for northeastern Argentina. "Railroad" and "Railway" both redirect here For other uses see Railroad (disambiguation. Ships reach the city via the Paraná River, which allows the existence of a 34-feet deep port. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit ||-||-|-||-||-||-||-||-||-|} A port is a facility for receiving Ships and transferring cargo The Port of Rosario is subject to silting and must be dredged periodically. The Port of Rosario is an inland Port and a major goods-shipping center of Argentina, located in the city of Rosario, province of Santa Silt is Soil or rock derived Granular material of a Grain size between sand and clay Dredging is an Excavation activity or operation usually carried out at least partly underwater in shallow seas or Fresh water areas with the purpose of [2] Exports include wheat, flour, hay, linseed and other vegetable oils, corn, sugar, lumber, meats, hides, and wool. In Economics, an export is any good or Commodity, Transported from one country to another country in a Legitimate fashion Wheat ( Triticum spp is a worldwide cultivated grass from the Levant area of the Middle East. Flour is a powder made of Cereal grains It is the key ingredient of Bread, which is a staple food in many countries and therefore the availability Hay is a generic term for grass or Legumes that have been cut dried and stored for use as animal feed, particularly for grazing animals like Flax (also known as common flax or linseed) (binomial name Linum usitatissimum) is a member of the genus Linum Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica Sugar is a class of edible Crystalline substances mainly Sucrose, Lactose, and Fructose. Lumber or timber is Wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural Material for Construction, or In modern English usage meat most often refers to Animal tissue used as food mostly Skeletal muscle and associated Fat, but it may also refer Hides are Skins obtained from animals for human use Examples of animal hide sources are Deer and Cattle typically used for producing Leather, Wool is the fiber derived from the specialized skin cells called follicles of animals in the Caprinae family principally sheep, but the hair of certain species Manufactures include flour, sugar, meat products, and other foodstuffs. The Rosario-Victoria Bridge, opened in 2003, spans the Paraná River, connecting Rosario with the city of Victoria across the Paraná Delta. Rosario-Victoria Bridge (in Spanish, Puente Rosario-Victoria) is the informal name of the physical connection between the Argentine cities of Victoria is a city in the southwest of the province of Entre Ríos, Argentina. The Paraná Delta is the delta of the Paraná River in Argentina.

Along with Paraná, Rosario is one of the few Argentine cities that cannot point to a particular individual as its founder. Paraná is the capital city of the Argentine province of Entre Ríos, located on the eastern shore of the Paraná River, opposite the city of The city's patron is the Virgin of the Rosary whose feast day is on October 7). Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) The asteroid 14812 Rosario was named in its honour. †

Contents 1 History 2 Government 3 Institutions 4 Broadcasting and communications 5 Interests 6 Geography and urban structure 6.1 Municipal statistics 6.2 Climate and natural hazards 7 Transportation 7.1 Public transport 7.2 Rail 7.3 Roadways 7.4 Airports 7.5 Port 8 Sports 9 Culture 9.1 Notable people from Rosario 9.2 Language 9.3 Holidays 9.4 Events 10 Sister cities 11 References 12 External links

History

Main article: History of Rosario

The permanent settlement of the area today occupied by Rosario began in the 17th century. This article is about the history of Rosario, the third most populated city in Argentina and the largest in the province of Santa Fe There was no clear foundation date. The first landowner was Captain Luis Romero de Pineda, and the first formal colonial settlement was initiated by Santiago de Montenegro, who was appointed Mayor in 1751. On 27 February 1812, General Manuel Belgrano raised the newly created Argentine flag on the shores of the Paraná, for the first time. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Year 1812 ( MDCCCXII) a leap year started on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano, usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano ( June 3, 1770 &ndash June 20, 1820

Until the 1850s Rosario was a small village of 3,000 inhabitants, with its port banned from foreign trade by an 1841 decree of Juan Manuel de Rosas. Juan Manuel de Rosas (born Juan Manuel José Domingo Ortiz de Rozas y López de Osornio in Buenos Aires, March 30, 1793 &ndash Southampton On 5 August 1852 Rosario was declared a city after a request by Justo José de Urquiza, who also opened up international trade. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Justo José de Urquiza y García ( October 18, 1801  &ndash  April 11, 1870) was an Argentine general and politician By 1880, Rosario had become the first export outlet of Argentina and by 1887 it had about 50,000 inhabitants. It was even declared the federal capital on three occasions, but each time this was vetoed by the Executive Branch.

In the last 15 years of the nineteenth century, the city more than doubled its population, in part due to immigration. The original inhabitants of Argentina were descendants of Asian peoples that crossed the Bering Land Bridge into North America and then over thousands

In 1911 the French-owned railway company Ferrocarril Rosario y Puerto Belgrano opened a line between Rosario and Argentina's main naval base in Puerto Belgrano. The Ferrocarril Rosario y Puerto Belgrano (FCRPB (in English Rosario and Puerto Belgrano Railway, and in French Compagnie de Chemins de Fer Rosario-Puerto Belgrano Base Naval Puerto Belgrano ( English: Port Belgrano Naval base is the largest Naval base of the Argentine Navy, situated next to Punta Alta city By 1926, Rosario had 407,000 inhabitants, 47% of them foreign, many coming from Europe in the wake of World War I. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All

In 1946 Rosario massively supported Juan Perón's rise to power. Juan Domingo Perón (October 8 1895 &ndash July 1 1974 was an Argentine Colonel and Politician, elected three times as President of Argentina The city received the benefits of the nationalization and subsidizing of many industries. Nationalization, also spelled nationalisation, is the act of taking an industry or assets into the Public ownership of a national government In Economics, a subsidy (also known as a subvention is a form of financial assistance paid to a business or economic sector Perón was deposed in 1955. The Revolución Libertadora ( Spanish, Liberating Revolution) was a military uprising that ended the second presidential term of In 1969 workers and students took the streets to protest against the dictatorship (Rosariazo). The Rosariazo was a Protest movement that consisted in demonstrations and strikes in Rosario,, between May and September 1969 during the military During the dictatorship started in 1976, hundreds of citizens were "disappeared" by the government. The National Reorganization Process (in Spanish, Proceso de Reorganización Nacional, often simply El Proceso) was the name used by its leaders A forced disappearance occurs when an organization forces a person to vanish from Public view either by Murder or by simple Sequestration.

In 1983 Argentina returned to democratic rule but Hyperinflation caused the economic collapse of the country in 1989. Democracy is a form of government in which the supreme power is held completely by the people under a free electoral system Certain figures in this article use Scientific notation for readability In Rosario there were riots with episodes of looting. The 1989 food riots were a series of Riots and related episodes of Looting in stores and supermarkets in Argentina, during the last part of the presidency Looting ( Hindi lūṭ akin to Sanskrit luṭhati steals also Latin latro, latronis Under the Menem administration the situation became worse as the industrial sector of the city was dismantled by foreign competition and agricultural exports stagnated. Carlos Saúl Menem Akil (born July 2, 1930) was President of Argentina from July 8, 1989 to December 10, 1999 In Economics, an export is any good or Commodity, Transported from one country to another country in a Legitimate fashion In 1995 unemployment in the area reached 21. Unemployment occurs when a person is available to work and currently seeking work but the person is without work. 1%, and a large part of Rosario's population fell below the poverty line. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country Since then, villas miseria (shantytowns) have grown up, usually augmented by internal migration from poorer areas of the country (particularly Chaco); the last survey (1996) indicated the presence of 91 "precarious urban settlements", with 115,000 inhabitants. Vista Riachuelo desde Puente Boschjpg|thumb|240px| Villa miseria along the Riachuelo, on Buenos Aires' industrial southern edge Shanty towns (also called Squatter camps or Favelas are settlements (sometimes illegal or unauthorized of impoverished people who live in improvised Chaco is an Argentine province located on the north of the country near the border with Paraguay.

Since the recovery of the national economy that followed the 2001 collapse, Rosario's economic situation has improved. Argentina benefits from rich Natural resources, a highly literate population an export-oriented Agricultural sector and a diversified industrial base The boom in agricultural exports has caused a large increase in consumer spending and investment. Investment or investing is a term with several closely-related meanings in Business management, Finance and Economics, related to saving Mayor Miguel Lifschitz's administration is taking advantage of the economic boom to invest heavily in public works, as well as in public health (which takes up about a quarter of the whole budget). Roberto Miguel Lifschitz (born September 13, 1955 in Rosario) is the current Mayor of the city of Rosario, province of Public works are the construction or engineering projects carried out by the State on behalf of the Community. Budget (from French bougette, purse generally refers to a list of all planned expenses and revenues

Government

Main article: Government of Rosario

Rosario is ruled by an Executive Branch represented by a Mayor (seat: Palacio de los Leones), and a Legislative Branch, consisting of a Deliberative Council (seat: Palacio Vassallo). This article is about the government of Rosario, the third most populated city in Argentina, and the largest in the province of Santa Fe A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government Palacio de los Leones ( Spanish, Palace of the Lions is the name of the main municipal building of the city of Rosario, Argentina. Palacio Vassallo ( Spanish, "Vassallo Palace" is the seat of the Legislative Branch of the municipal government of Rosario,. The Mayor is elected for a four-year term and the Council renews half of its 21 members every two years.

The city is divided into six large administrative districts (Center, North, Northwest, West, Southwest, and South), with Municipal District Centers that provide services to the citizens. The districts of the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina are administrative divisions created to decentralise the workings

Local people and institutions have been pushing the provincial government to grant Rosario the status of Autonomous City. An autonomous area is an area of a Country that has a degree of Autonomy, or freedom from an external authority Some, with the sponsorship of the governors of Santa Fe, Entre Ríos and Córdoba as well as other important politicians, have put forward a legislative project to move the National Congress to Rosario, to decentralise the national government. The Congress of the Argentine Nation (Congreso de la Nación Argentina is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina. __FORCETOC__ Decentralization or Decentralisation (see Spelling differences) is the process of dispersing Decision-making governance closer to the people

Since the return to democracy in 1983, the Mayors of Rosario were Horacio Usandizaga, Héctor Cavallero, Hermes Binner, and the current one, Miguel Lifschitz (of the Socialist Party, elected in 2003 and re-elected in 2007). Horacio Daniel Usandizaga (b 15 June 1940 in Rosario,) also known informally as El Vasco, is an Argentine Politician Héctor Cavallero (born 2 October 1941) nicknamed El Tigre, "The Tiger" is an Argentine politician who was mayor of Rosario Hermes Juan Binner (b 5 June 1943 in Rafaela, province of Santa Fe) is an Argentine medical doctor and a politician Roberto Miguel Lifschitz (born September 13, 1955 in Rosario) is the current Mayor of the city of Rosario, province of The Socialist Party ( Partido Socialista) is a social-democratic Political party in Argentina.

The city does not have a police force of its own (it is served by the provincial police), but in 2004 it lead to the creation of a special patrol force of unarmed officers called Guardia Urbana Municipal ("Municipal Urban Guard") which was imitated later by Buenos Aires in 2005. Police are agents or agencies usually of the executive, empowered to enforce the law and to effect public and social order through the legitimatized use of force Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern

Institutions

Rosario is an important educational center at a national and international level. It is the home of the National University of Rosario (UNR) since 1968,which includes the faculty of National Technological University (UTN), the Law Faculty, the Medicine Faculty, the Humanities Faculty and an advanced study centre called Ciudad Universitaria (university city) that is home to more than 10 colleges, including the Faculty of Psychology, the Faculty of Political Sciences, the Faculty of Architecture, etc. The National University of Rosario (Castilian Universidad Nacional de Rosario UNR) is a research educational and public university located in the city of Rosario The National Technological University ( Spanish: Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, UTN is a National university of Argentina, which specializes The "Facultad de Derecho" is Rosario's Law School It belongs to the Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Ciudad Universitaria (University City Mexico is UNAM 's main campus located in Coyoacán borough in the southern part of Mexico City Founded in 1854 the Faculty of Architecture ( D-ARCH) at ETH Zurich is one of the largest architecture schools in the world with around 1'500 students and 350 staff an All of these national colleges are free. It also has the private colleges, as the Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina (UCA), the Austral University, the University of the Latin American Educational Center (UCEL), the Interamerican Open University (UAI), the Italian University of Rosario (IUNIR), the San Martin University and the University of Concepcion del Uruguay which are private institutions. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (in English Pontifical Catholic University of Argentina, known also as UCA) is a private university Austral University (in Spanish Universidad Austral) is a private University in Argentina, based in Buenos Aires and with seats in The University of the Latin American Educational Center is a for-profit private University based in Rosario, Argentina. The Interamerican Open University (in Spanish Universidad Abierta Interamericana, UAI is a private University in Argentina.

Broadcasting and communications

As for television, Rosario has two private local channels, Canal 3 and Canal 5 (the latter is part of the national network Telefé), and a relay station for the public national station, Canal 7 Argentina. The term television channel generally refers to either a Television station or its cable / satellite counterpart (both outlined below Televisión Federal SA, best known as Telefe and recently referred to as TLF, is an Argentine Television network. Terraza-canal-7-eJPG|thumb|left|Transmitters at the station]]Dejamelo-Pensar-5 Besides, there are three cable TV networks (the national ones Cablevisión and Multicanal, and a local net, Cablehogar), which support two local channels, Canal 4 Noticias and Canal 6.

There are four AM radio stations: three private (licensed by the state) ones, LT3 Radio 2 (LT2), and LT8, and one public, Radio Nacional Rosario, property of the national state. Amplitude modulation ( AM) is a technique used in electronic communication most commonly for transmitting information via a Radio Carrier wave Among the multitude (above 200) of FM stations some notable ones are FM Vida, Estación del Siglo, FM Del Rosario, Cristal FM, Radio Hollywood, Fisherton-CNN, Continental Rosario, Radio 10 Rosario, Radiofónica, Clásica Rosario, etc.

The city has three notable newspapers: La Capital (Argentina's oldest newspaper, founded in 1867, and still published today), Rosario/12 (founded in 1991), and El Ciudadano & la Región (founded in 1999). La Capital is a daily Spanish-language Newspaper edited and published in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina Rosario/12 is a newspaper based in Rosario, Argentina, which is distributed in the city as a supplement of Buenos Aires -based Página/12.

Rosario is located at the center of Argentina's optical fiber ring. Telecom Argentina SA ( Buenos Aires Stock Exchange: TECO2) is the major local Telephone company for the northern part of Argentina, including An optical fiber (or fibre) is a Glass or Plastic fiber that carries Light along its length The main data transport companies offer all their services in the city, from public phones to mobile networks and broadband Internet access through DSL, cable modem and Wi-Fi, and including public Internet navigation centers (cybercafes). Broadband Internet access, often shortened to just Broadband, is high-speed Internet access—typically contrasted with dial-up access over a Modem A cable modem is a type of Modem that provides access to a data signal sent over the Cable television infrastructure Wi-Fi (ˈwaɪfaɪ is the trade name for the popular wireless technology used

About 96% of homes have a domestic telephone line, giving a total of 472,170 lines; cell phone usage has also become pervasive, as happened in Argentina as a whole since the beginning of the 21st century, reaching over 86% of the residents (866,000 mobile lines in July 2004). Basic principle A traditional landline telephone system also known as "plain old telephone service" (POTS, commonly handles both signaling and audio information This demand, boosted by low prices and sale promotions, and coupled with restrictions on the installation of antennas and alleged lack of investment by the providers, sometimes degrades the quality of the service. Most notably, the mobile network collapsed almost completely in the celebrations of Christmas, New Year's Day and Friend's Day in 2004 and 2005. New Year's Day is the first day of the Year. On the modern Gregorian calendar, it is celebrated on January 1, as it was also in ancient Rome (though Día del Amigo ( Spanish, Friend's Day) is a celebration of friendship held annually on July 20, mainly in Argentina and Uruguay

Interests

The city has several museums including: the Juan B. Castagnino Fine Arts Museum, the Firma y Odilo Estévez Municipal Decorative Art Museum, the Dr. Julio Marc Provincial Historical Museum, the City Museum, and the Museum of Contemporary Art of Rosario (MACRo). A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the The Juan B Castagnino Fine Arts Museum (in Spanish, Museo de Bellas Artes Juan B Firma y Odilo Estévez Municipal Decorative Art Museum (in Spanish Museo de Arte Decorativo Firma y Odilo Estévez) is the former home of the Estévez family in Rosario The Dr Julio Marc Provincial Historical Museum (in Spanish Museo Histórico Provincial Dr The Museum of the City (in Spanish, Museo de la Ciudad) is a Museum in Rosario, Argentina. The Museum of Contemporary Art of Rosario ( Spanish, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Rosario, often abbreviated MACRo) is an annex to the Juan The Dr. Ángel Gallardo Provincial Natural Sciences Museum was rebuilt after a fire in 2003 and re-opened in a new location in 2006. The Dr Ángel Gallardo Provincial Natural Sciences Museum (in Spanish Museo Provincial de Ciencias Naturales Dr There is a plan to move the National Oriental Art Museum, which currently shares a building with the National Decorative Art Museum in Buenos Aires, to Rosario.

Rosario has a public astronomy complex, located within Urquiza Park, consisting on an observatory (inaugurated in 1970) and a planetarium (1984). The Parque Urquiza (Urquiza Park is a public Urban park in Rosario, Argentina. An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial and/or celestial events A planetarium is a Theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about Astronomy and the night sky or for training in Celestial navigation

Rosario has a number of public health centers: 5 municipal hospitals (including a children's hospital and an emergency hospital/trauma center) and a municipal outpatient-only center, plus 2 large provincial hospitals (Hospital Provincial and Hospital Centenario), and their associated primary care centers in the city proper and its metropolitan area. A children's hospital is a Hospital which offers its services exclusively to children. A trauma center is a Hospital equipped to provide comprehensive Emergency medical services to patients suffering traumatic injuries The Hospital Provincial de Rosario (Spanish Provincial Hospital of Rosario) is a general Hospital in Rosario, Argentina, which depends The Hospital Provincial del Centenario (Spanish Centennial Provincial Hospital) is a general Hospital in Rosario, Argentina, which Primary care is a term used for the activity of a Health care provider who acts as a first point of consultation for all patients

The Rosario Board of Trade hosts the country's largest commodity market, dealing in cereals and oilseeds, and also the largest futures exchange (ROFEX). The Rosario Board of Trade ( Bolsa de Comercio de Rosario, BCR) is a non-profit making association based in Rosario, in the Province of Santa A commodity is anything for which there is demand but which is supplied without qualitative differentiation across a market A futures exchange is a central financial exchange where people can trade standardized Futures contracts; that is a contract to buy specific quantities of a Commodity The banking sector includes the state-owned Municipal Bank of Rosario, with branches and offices throughout the city, and the central branch of the New Bank of Santa Fe. The Municipal Bank of Rosario (Spanish Banco Municipal de Rosario, BMR is a Bank in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, The New Bank of Santa Fe (Spanish Nuevo Banco de Santa Fe, NBSF is a Bank in Santa Fe Province, Argentina.

The Fundación Italia is a cultural institution whose importance has been growing since its creation in 1985. The Fundación Italia is a cultural institution from Rosario, Argentina. Created by people who boast a "cultural bond with Italy" it has organized a Neapolitan music concert, the play of Madame Butterfly and numerous talks about the present and future of Argentina. Among the people invited to give these talks were economists Domingo Cavallo and Alfonso Prat Gay, renown scholars Beatriz Sarlo and Silvia Bleichmar, journalists Alejandro Rozitchner and Jorge Asís, filmmaker Fernando Solanas and the former presidents of Chile -Ricardo Lagos-, Argentina -Eduardo Duhalde-, and Uruguay -Luis Alberto Lacalle Herrera. Domingo Felipe "Mingo" Cavallo (born July 21, 1946, in San Francisco Cordoba) is an Argentine economist and politician Beatriz Sarlo is an Argentine literary and cultural critic She is also founding editor of the cultural journal Punto de Vista ("Point of View" Fernando Ezequiel 'Pino' Solanas (born 16 February 1936, Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine Film director Ricardo Froilán Lagos Escobar (born March 2, 1938) is a lawyer economist and social democrat politician who served as president of Eduardo Alberto Duhalde (born 5 October 1941 is a former president of Argentina. Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera (b July 13 1941, Montevideo Uruguay) is a Uruguayan lawyer and politician who served as President

Geography and urban structure

Main article: Geography of Rosario

Rosario lies on the ravine of the right-hand shore of the Paraná, about 24 m above mean sea level, in a place with a natural slope to the low shore. The floss silk tree ( Ceiba speciosa, formerly Chorisia speciosa) is a species of Deciduous Tree native to the tropical and subtropical A ravine is a very small Valley, which is often the product of Streamcutting Erosion. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International The term above mean sea level ( AMSL) refers to the Elevation (on the ground or Altitude (in the Air) of any object relative to the The point of origin of the city is Plaza 25 de Mayo ("May 25 Square"), now surrounded by the Municipality (Palacio de los Leones), the Basilica Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, the Central Post Office, the Decorative Art Museum and a building called La Bola de Nieve ("The Snowball"). Plaza 25 de Mayo (Spanish May 25th Square; pronounced bejntiˈsiŋko deˈmaʃo is a Plaza (urban square in Rosario, province of Santa The May Revolution (in Spanish: Revolución de Mayo) was a series of political and social events in the Nineteenth century city of Palacio de los Leones ( Spanish, Palace of the Lions is the name of the main municipal building of the city of Rosario, Argentina. Firma y Odilo Estévez Municipal Decorative Art Museum (in Spanish Museo de Arte Decorativo Firma y Odilo Estévez) is the former home of the Estévez family in Rosario Between the Cathedral and the municipal building is Pasaje Juramento ("Oath Passage"), leading to the Flag Memorial. The streets mostly follow a regular checkerboard pattern. A checkerboard (or chequerboard) is a board on which American checkers is played

Córdoba Street begins in the Flag Memorial Park, climbs toward the center, and becomes a pedestrian walk for seven blocks, between Plaza 25 de Mayo and Plaza Pringles. Córdoba Street is one of the most important streets in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. Along Córdoba to the west there is the Paseo del Siglo ("Walk of the Century"), with former houses of wealthy families. Paseo del Siglo (literally Tour of the Century or Walk of the Century) is a part of the historical center of the city of Rosario, Argentina There is also Plaza San Martín, and elsewhere, Plaza Montenegro (on Peatonal San Martín, the pedestrian-only four blocks of San Martín Street) and Plaza Sarmiento. Plaza San Martín (Spanish San Martín Square) is a Plaza (urban square in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. Plaza Santiago Montenegro is a small Hardscape Plaza in the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. San Martín Street is an important street in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. Plaza Sarmiento is a Plaza (urban square in the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina.

Oroño Boulevard (going north–south) and Pellegrini Avenue (east–west) mark the boundaries of the town center together with the river. Oroño Boulevard (in Spanish Bulevar Oroño) is a street in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. Pellegrini Avenue (in Spanish Avenida Pellegrini) is a street in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina. At their confluence starts the Parque de la Independencia, that houses the Juan B. Castagnino Fine Arts Museum, the Newell's Old Boys football club, and the sports clubs Provincial and Gimnasia y Esgrima, as well as the horse racetrack and the former Sociedad Rural (Rural Society). The Parque de la Independencia (Independence Park is a large public Park in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. The Juan B Castagnino Fine Arts Museum (in Spanish, Museo de Bellas Artes Juan B Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is a football club from Rosario, Argentina, founded in 1903 This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics.

Towards the south, beyond Pellegrini Avenue, there are two more boulevards, 27 de Febrero and Seguí, and avenues Uriburu, Arijón and Battle y Ordóñez.

To the west, after Oroño, there are the avenues Ovidio Lagos and Francia, Avellaneda Boulevard and Provincias Unidas Avenue. The main barrios in the south are La Tablada, Parque Casado, Las Heras, Las Delicias and Las Flores. Barrio is a Spanish word meaning District or Neighborhood. The Word has come into use in English mostly through the large The city ends in the Saladillo Stream. The Saladillo Stream is a small Tributary of the Paraná River, that discharges into it between the cities of Rosario and Villa Gobernador

Among the barrios in the west are Echesortu, Belgrano, Triángulo, Moderno, Godoy and Fisherton. Echesortu is a Barrio (neighborhood in Rosario, Argentina. It is unofficially known by that name even though from the administrative point of view it Belgrano is a Barrio (neighborhood in the west of Rosario, Argentina. Fisherton is a Barrio (traditional neighborhood in Rosario,. It is located in the western part of the city To the north-east there lie Pichincha, Ludueña, Lisandro de la Torre (home of Rosario Central's stadium) and Empalme Graneros. Pichincha is a Barrio (small district or neighbourhood in the city of Rosario,. Lisandro de la Torre is a Barrio (traditional neighborhood in the north-east of Rosario, Argentina.

Next to the stadium there is the Parque Alem, and nearby the Sorrento thermal power plant. The Parque Alem (Alem Park full name Parque Leandro Nicéforo Alem) is a large public Park in Rosario, province of A power station (also referred to as generating station, power plant or powerhouse) is an industrial facility for the generation of To the north lie the barrios of Alberdi, La Florida (with a popular beach resort of the same name), Parque Field (built under US President John F. Alberdi is a primarily residential Barrio (traditional neighborhood of Rosario, Argentina. A seaside resort is a Resort located on the Coast. Where a Beach is the primary focus for Tourists it may be called a beach resort Kennedy's Alliance for Progress development plans) and Rucci. The main streets are Alberdi Avenue and its continuation, Rondeau Boulevard (which leads to the Rosario-Victoria Bridge and the city of Granadero Baigorria). Rosario-Victoria Bridge (in Spanish, Puente Rosario-Victoria) is the informal name of the physical connection between the Argentine cities of Granadero Baigorria is a city in the south of the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, located directly north of Rosario, on the western shore These are crossed by the avenues Las Tres Vías, Génova, Sorrento and Puccio.

An important part of Rosario's urban character is its river bank. The city recovered the river bank of the Paraná not long ago, thanks to a reorganization of terrains formerly owned by the port and the national railroad system. Going from the center immediately north of the port, the river bank is occupied by the parks Parque Nacional a la Bandera, Parque de España, Parque de las Colectividades and Parque Sunchales. The Parque de España (Park of Spain is an urban complex in Rosario, Argentina.

Municipal statistics

The municipality of Rosario comprises 178. 69 km², of which 117 km² are urbanized, in 6,306 housing blocks. Of this area, 9. 37 km² (5. 3%) is devoted to green spaces (parks, boulevards, plazas), which gives over 10 m² of green space per inhabitant.

Electric power is supplied to the whole urban area and running water reaches 97% of the population (about 350,000 homes). Natural gas is provided to 227,152 homes. ^[1]

Since the beginning of the recovery of the national economy, the city is experiencing a real estate boom (as of 2007). In the period 2003–2006, the construction sector has added 2 million m², investing about $900 million. Despite this increased supply, prices have increased by 10% compared to the values during the 1990s, and rents have soared by 165%. Experts believe that this growth is propelled by the increased purchasing power of farmers around Rosario, helped by competitive exports, and the overall preference for safer investment options ("in bricks"). ^[2]

Climate and natural hazards

The Rosario area has a Pampean temperate climate, with average temperatures of 23. Laguna de Gomezjpg|thumb|left|240px|Lake Gomez near Junín in the heart of the Pampas grain belt Climate encompasses the temperatures humidity rainfall atmospheric particle count and numerous other meteorogical factors in a given region over long periods of 4 °C (maximum) and 11. The Celsius Temperature scale was previously known as the centigrade scale. 6 °C (minimum), and an annual rainfall of 1,038 mm. The Millimetre ( American spelling: millimeter, symbol mm) is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to Snow is almost unheard of (the last instance was in 1973); serious earthquakes, hurricanes and volcanic eruptions are virtually unknown. An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding Plate tectonics and hotspots Divergent plate boundaries At the

Transportation

Rosario's strategic location is destined to become a significant transportation hub and as the bi-oceanic corridor that links the State of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) on the Atlantic Ocean to Valparaíso (Chile), on the Pacific, an important component in global distribution and the core center of a key corridor in the Mercosur, the Common Market for the South. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Valparaíso (literally in Spanish: Valle Paraíso (Paradise Valley and also called "Valpo" locally is a major city in Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile ( Spanish:) is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow Coastal strip wedged between the The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Role and potential Some South Americans see Mercosur as giving the capability to combine resources to balance the activities of other global economic powers especially the North ^[3]

Public transport

The Rosario public transport system includes buses, trolleybuses and taxicab. The trolleybuses consists of only one main trunk line. Plaza Sarmiento is the hub of the city bus system, about 40 urban lines in the metropolitan area that provide service every 5 to 10 minutes. Plaza Sarmiento is a Plaza (urban square in the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. The bus fare is pre-paid by means of a disposable paper card with a magnetic stripe which can be bought from post offices, automatic vending machines, and private businesses. A magnetic stripe card is a type of card capable of storing Data by modifying the Magnetism of tiny iron-based magnetic particles on a band of magnetic material A magnetic stripe card is a type of card capable of storing Data by modifying the Magnetism of tiny iron-based magnetic particles on a band of magnetic material A post office is a facility authorized by a Postal system for the posting receipt sorting handling transmission or delivery of Mail. For occasional use, a larger fare can be paid using a coin machine in the bus unit. main - title Coin keywords numismatics coin review The interurban lines have differential fares and some allow payment in cash only.

The urban bus fleet was partially renewed during the recovery of the national economy, since 2003, and consists of about 730 units. In 2005 the average age of the buses was 5 years and 11 months. Improvements in the economy have led to increased use of public transport, and comparatively less use of bicycles. According to the Rosario Transportation Office, in 2005 there were about 11 million bus journeys per month,^[4] by 2007, usage has climbed to 420,000 people every day (12. 6 million per month).

As a curiosity, Rosario has a large number of buses which run on natural gas, as it happens also in Argentina as a whole, and all gas stations provide it. Natural gas is a Gaseous Fossil fuel consisting primarily of Methane but including significant quantities of Ethane, Propane, Its price is quite low compared to the alternatives. The idea to transform all buses to this system did not prosper; most buses run on heavily subsidized diesel fuel. Diesel or Diesel fuel (ˈdiːzəl in general is any Fuel used in Diesel engines The most common is a specific fractional distillate of petroleum

Rosario has a medium-sized taxi fleet, with units painted black and outlined in yellow. A taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of Public transport for a single passenger or small group of passengers typically for a non-shared ride Some belong to radio-taxi companies and can be reserved by telephone; others only in the streets. As the economy of Argentina recovers, the capacity of the taxi fleet has been strained by higher usage. In September 2005, the Deliberative Council approved the compulsory installation of radio-call systems in all taxi units, but this requirement has not been fulfilled.

Rosario is also a major hub for long-distance overland transportation from the Mariano Moreno Bus Terminal,^[5] (Terminal de Omnibus), across from the Patio de la Madera Convention and Exposition Centre complex, about 15 blocks west of Plaza San Martin. The Patio de la Madera, ( Centro de Exposiciones y Convenciones Complejo Patio de la Madera) is a "Convention and Exposition Centre" complex located in Rosario Plaza San Martín (Spanish San Martín Square) is a Plaza (urban square in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina. The transportation facility serves 73 bus companies in short, medium and long-distance travel, carrying 1,100. 000 passengers per month to 784 national and international destinations, which comprise most major domestic cities including Puerto Iguazú, Salta and Bariloche and international destinations such as Asunción, Paraguay, Curitiba and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Montevideo, Uruguay, destinations may be long but white-clad chauffeurs handle comfortable long-distance coaches with modern conveniences. Puerto Iguazú is a frontier city in the province of Misiones, Argentina. For the village in Bangladesh see Salta Bangladesh. Salta is a city in northwestern Argentina and the capital city of the Salta San Carlos de Bariloche is a city in the, situated on the foothills of the Andes, surrounded by lakes ( Nahuel Huapi, Gutiérrez Lake, Moreno Asunción (full name Nuestra Señora Santa María de la Asunción) population 1212112 (2002 is the Capital and largest city of Paraguay. Curitiba (pron kuɾi'tibɐ or kuɾi'tʃibɐ is the capital City of the Brazilian state of Paraná. Rio de Janeiro ("River of January" ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu in Brazilian Portuguese, /ˈriːoʊ di ʒəˈnɛroʊ/ in English is the second largest city of Brazil Montevideo (monteβi'ðeo is the largest city the capital and chief port of Uruguay. In British English and Australian English, the term coach is used to refer to a large motor vehicle for conveying passengers

Rail

See also: Buenos Aires-Rosario-Córdoba high-speed railway

The passenger train system was severely damaged by the privatization of most railway companies in the early 1990s, but is slowly recovering. The Buenos Aires–Rosario–Córdoba high-speed railway (Tren de Alta Velocidad – TAVe) is a project that will according to its proponents link the Argentine cities The lines of the Nuevo Central Argentino (NCA) railway company handle most of the cargo. Nuevo Central Argentino S A (usually NCA) is an Argentine company that exploits the operation and infrastructure of the national railway system Cargo (or freight) refers to goods or produce transported generally for Commercial gain by ship, aircraft, train, Additionally, two private passenger railway companies provide limited services to several major cities. Trenes de Buenos Aires runs weekly trains south to Retiro Station in (Buenos Aires) and north to Santa Fe. Trenes de Buenos Aires (TBA (In English Trains of Buenos Aires is a privately-owned company which on 27 May 1995 took over the concession granted by the Argentine government as part History The French-style station building was designed by the British architects Eustace L Santa Fe is the capital city of province of Santa Fe, Argentina. The company Ferrocentral also operates weekly trains south to Buenos Aires and northwest to Córdoba and Tucumán. Ferrocentral is a private railway company in Argentina, its name being a combination of the Spanish words for "Central Rail Córdoba, abbreviated as CBA, is a city located near the geographical center of Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas mountains on the San Miguel de Tucumán (usually referred to as simply Tucumán) is the largest City in northern Argentina, with a population of 525853 per the.

There is a project to build a high-speed train between Buenos Aires-Rosario-Córdoba, scheduled to be started in 2008, with a inauguration in 2012, it will join Rosario and Buenos Aires in 85 minutes, and will reach Córdoba in another 90 minutes at speeds of up to 320 km/h (200 mph). The Buenos Aires–Rosario–Córdoba high-speed railway (Tren de Alta Velocidad – TAVe) is a project that will according to its proponents link the Argentine cities Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern ^[6]

Roadways

Rosario is linked to the rest of the country by a number of roads: the Aramburu Highway (southeast, to Buenos Aires), National Route 9 (from Buenos Aires to Rosario and then north and west up to Jujuy and Bolivia), the Brigadier Estanislao López Highway (north, to Santa Fe City), National Route 11 (to the north of Santa Fe, Formosa and Paraguay), National Route 33 (to the southwest of Santa Fe and the province of Buenos Aires, and then through National Route 7 to San Luis, Mendoza and Chile), National Route 34 (north to Santiago del Estero, Tucumán and Bolivia), and National Route 174 (east, to Entre Ríos, over the Rosario-Victoria Bridge). National Route 9 (in Spanish Ruta Nacional 9) is a major road in Argentina, which runs from the center-east to the northwest of the country crossing the The Brigadier Estanislao López Highway is a Highway in the Argentine province of Santa Fe, linking the provincial capital Santa Fe and Acceso Oeste km 17jpg|thumb|300px|Highway 7 west of Buenos Aires It is surrounded with an extense highway called Circunvalación which in turn sets the limit of the city.

Airports

Main article: Rosario International Airport

The Rosario Airport is located far from the urbanized area, some 13 km away from the center, partly in the municipal jurisdiction of Funes. Rosario - Islas Malvinas International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Rosario - Islas Malvinas is located 13 km (8 miles west-northwest from the center of Rosario Rosario - Islas Malvinas International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional de Rosario - Islas Malvinas is located 13 km (8 miles west-northwest from the center of Rosario Funes is a small city in the, located within the Metropolitan area of Greater Rosario, about 15 km east from the center of the city of Rosario After decades of stagnation, in recent years it has expanded its technical capacities and can now service international flights.

Port

Main article: Port of Rosario

The Port of Rosario, located on the shore of the southern part of the city, is dredged to a depth of 34 feet and can serve Panamax class vessels. The Port of Rosario is an inland Port and a major goods-shipping center of Argentina, located in the city of Rosario, province of Santa The Port of Rosario is an inland Port and a major goods-shipping center of Argentina, located in the city of Rosario, province of Santa " Panamax " ships are of the maximum dimensions that will fit through the locks of the Panama Canal. It is managed by an autonomous public entity that oversees a concession to a mixed Spanish-Argentine corporation. In 2003 its traffic amounted to 2. 9 million tonnes. This article is about the tonne or metric ton For other tons see Ton.

Sports

Rosario is also the home of the football clubs Rosario Central (founded 1889) and Newell's Old Boys (founded 1903), both of whom play in the Primera División Argentina. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Club Atlético Rosario Central (usually simply Central) is a football club in Rosario, Argentina. Club Atlético Newell's Old Boys is a football club from Rosario, Argentina, founded in 1903 Primera División ( English: First Division) is the top category of Argentine Football, and is organized by the Argentine Football Association Rosario Central has won 4 National championships and one official international title (the Copa Conmebol in 1995, the precursor of current Copa Sudamericana). Format The competition was a knockout tournament All ties were two-legged including the final Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Copa Sudamericana ( English: South American Cup, Portuguese: Copa Sul-Americana) also known as Copa Nissan Sudamericana Newell´s has 5 National championships and none international titles. Other Rosario´s football clubs are Club Atlético Central Córdoba, currently playing in Primera B Metropolitana, and Club Atlético Tiro Federal Argentino in Primera B Nacional Argentina. Central Córdoba is a football club in Rosario in Santa Fe Province, Argentina. Primera B Metropolitana is one of two leagues that form the regionalised third level of the Argentine Football Association (AFA football league system. Tiro Federal is an Argentine sports club from the city of Rosario, province of Santa Fe, whose football team currently plays in Primera Primera B Nacional (usually called simply Nacional B, in English National B Division) is the second most important category of Argentine Football (soccer

Rosario is also the second choice site for Argentine rugby tests, after Buenos Aires. The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international Rugby union matches Buenos Aires is the Capital and largest city of Argentina. It is geographically located on the southern shore of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern

Culture

Rosario is characterized by an intense cultural activity in many art disciplines, with a national and international reach. The city has given Argentina important characters in the fields of music, painting, philosophical and political thought, poetry and prose, medicine, and law.

There are many theaters of varying size and importance, such as El Círculo, the Sala Lavardén, the Broadway, the Astengo, the La Comedia, etc. El Círculo Theater (in Spanish Teatro El Círculo) is a theater in Rosario, Argentina. The Sala Lavardén (Spanish Lavardén Hall) is an important theater in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, Argentina.

Notable people from Rosario

See People from Rosario. This list is not exhaustive.

• Artists and educators Leticia Cossetini and Olga Cossetini
• Artists Antonio Berni, Gustavo Cochet and Julio Vanzo
• Painter and sculptor Lucio Fontana
• Sculptors Erminio Blotta and Guillermo Gianninazzi
• Writer Roberto Fontanarrosa and Jorge Riestra
• Revolutionary and guerrilla leader Ernesto "Che" Guevara
• Singer and actress Libertad Lamarque
• Actors Alberto Olmedo, Darío Grandinetti, Luis Machín and Argetine-Brazilian actress Renata Fronzi^[7]
• Singers and composers Juan Carlos Baglietto, Fito Páez, Liliana Herrero (Herrero is from Villaguay, Entre Ríos, but moved to Rosario at 18), Leandro Gato Barbieri, Lalo De Los Santos and Litto Nebbia
• Opera singers,conductor and composer José Cura
• opera singer Felipe Romito
• Chess grandmaster Gerardo Barbero
• Politicians Lisandro de la Torre, Guillermo Estévez Boero, Rafael Bielsa and María Eugenia Bielsa
• Football (soccer) coach Marcelo Bielsa
• Football (soccer) players Maxi Rodriguez, Lionel Messi and Cristian Ansaldi
• Paleontologist José Bonaparte
• Science fiction author Angélica Gorodischer (born in Buenos Aires, but residing in Rosario since childhood)
• Pianist Daniel Rivera
• Psychoanalyst Juan-David Nasio

Language

Rosario is one of the main urban centers of the Rioplatense Spanish dialect. Delesio Antonio Berni ( 14 May 1905 &ndash 13 October 1981) was a neofigurative artist, born in Rosario, province Gustavo Cochet was a painter, Engraver, and Writer who worked between Barcelona and Rosario. Julio Vanzo ( 12 October 1901 &ndash 10 December 1984) was an artist born in Rosario, province of Santa Fe Lucio Fontana ( 19 February 1899  &ndash  7 September 1968) was a painter and sculptor born in Rosario Erminio Blotta ( November 8, 1892 &ndash January 23, 1976) was an Argentine sculptor of Italian origin Guillermo Gianninazzi was an Architect and Argentine Sculptor, born in Italy around 1880 and died in Rosario Argentina Roberto Alfredo Fontanarrosa ( November 26, 1944 &ndash July 19, 2007) was an Argentine Cartoonist and writer Ernesto "Che" Guevara (June 14 Following the Cuban revolution,Guevara reviewed Libertad Lamarque (born November 24 1908 in Rosario &mdashdied December 12 2000 in Mexico City) was an iconic Alberto Olmedo ( August 24, 1933 – March 5, 1988) was an Argentine comedian and actor Darío Grandinetti (born March 5, 1959 in Rosario) is an Argentine actor Luis Alfonso Manuel Machín (born in Rosario, Santa Fe Province, on 10 April 1968) is an Argentine theater film and television For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Renata Mirra Ana Maria Fronzi ( August 1, 1925 &ndash April 15, 2008) was an Argentine -born Brazilian television and Juan Carlos Baglietto (born 14 June, 1956 in Rosario Santa Fe Province) is an Argentine musician and composer Rodolfo "Fito" Páez Ávalos (born March 13, 1963 in Rosario, Santa Fe Province) is an Argentine popular Liliana Herrero is an Argentine musician born in 1948 in Villaguay, province of Entre Ríos. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> José Cura (born December 5, 1962 in Rosario, Gerardo Barbero ( 21 August 1961 – 4 March 2001) was an Argentine Chess grandmaster. Lisandro de la Torre ( 6 December 1868 &ndash 5 January 1939) was an Argentine Politician, born in Rosario, Guillermo Estévez Boero ( 28 December 1930 – 3 February 2000) was an Argentine student activist lawyer and Socialist Rafael Antonio Bielsa (born February 15 1953) is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician from Rosario, province María Eugenia Bielsa is an Argentine Justicialist Party politician born in Rosario, Santa Fe Province. Marcelo Bielsa ( Nicknamed El Loco Bielsa, "Madman" Bielsa (born July 21 1955 is a football coach and former defender born in Career Club career He came through the youth set-up at Newell's Old Boys in the Argentine Football League, and played for the club for three Lionel Andrés Messi (born June 24 1987 in Rosario) is an Argentine footballer who plays for FC Barcelona in La Liga. Cristian Daniel Ansaldi (born September 20 1986 in Rosario) is an Argentine footballer playing for Russian Premier League José Fernando Bonaparte, PhD (b June 14, 1928) is an Argentine paleontologist who discovered a plethora of South American Angélica Gorodischer (b Buenos Aires, 28 July 1928) is an Argentine writer known for her collection of short stories which belong to a wide Juan-David Nasio was born in 1942 in Rosario, Argentina and is a Psychoanalyst. Rioplatense Spanish ( Spanish: Español rioplatense, although locally known as castellano rioplatense The intra-dialectal differences with Buenos Aires and other cities in the same area are minimal, though rosarinos aspirate and suppress their final -s more than porteños, and there are also minor lexical variants. Porteño is used to refer to a person who lives in a port city but it can also be used as an adjective for anything related to these port cities In Linguistics, the lexicon (from Greek Λεξικόν of a language is its Vocabulary, including its words and expressions

The city has a local language game, sometimes employed as slang, called Rosarigasino (related to jeringonza). A language game (also called secret language or ludling) is a system of manipulating spoken words to render them incomprehensible to the untrained ear Slang is the use of highly informal Words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speaker's Dialect or Language. Rosarigasino (also known as Gasó) is a Language game (in the form of a rhyming Slang) traditionally associated with the city of Rosario Jeringonza is a Spanish Language game played by children in Spain and all over Latin America.

Holidays

• June 20: Día de la Bandera Nacional (National Flag Day). Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. Commemoration of General Manuel Belgrano's death. Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano, usually referred to as Manuel Belgrano ( June 3, 1770 &ndash June 20, 1820 National holiday. Military and civic parade at the National Flag Memorial, including the world's longest flag (more than 10 km long), which is carried by citizens along the National Flag Park.
• July 20: Día del Amigo (Friend's Day). Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold Día del Amigo ( Spanish, Friend's Day) is a celebration of friendship held annually on July 20, mainly in Argentina and Uruguay This celebration of friendship is common throughout Argentina, but especially popular as a mass phenomenon in Rosario, as in other large cities in the country.
• 21 September: Spring Day and Student's Day. Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. Spring Day is an informal Holiday in Argentina, celebrated on 21 September, the conventional date of the beginning of spring (one or two days National informal holiday for students and young people in general. Even though the precise time of the astronomical spring equinox is variable, seasons in Argentina are conventionally deemed to begin on the 21st day of the corresponding month. An equinox is the event of the Sun passing over the Earth's equator in its annual cycle People from Rosario usually gather at the city's parks, travel to nearby towns (notably Funes) or cross the Paraná River to visit the island resorts. Funes is a small city in the, located within the Metropolitan area of Greater Rosario, about 15 km east from the center of the city of Rosario
• October 7: Día de la Virgen del Rosario (Day of the Virgin of the Rosary, patron of the city). Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) This is a local public holiday and a free day for schools and university students, municipal employees, and employees of the provincial state residing in Rosario. The patron's feast is marked by Catholic celebrations and a procession.

See also: Public holidays in Argentina. National public Holidays of Argentina. Other Observances Teacher's Day ( Día del Maestro) on September

In addition to these official holidays, high school students in the 2000s created a humorous observance, self-styled "holiday", called Día de la Chupina ("Hooky Day"), which is celebrated on the last Friday of April by skipping class altogether and loitering at Rosario city centre. The Día de la Chupina (Castilian literally Hooky Day) is a popular event and self-styled " Holiday " created by secondary school students in the A central business district ( CBD) is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city

Events

• Festival Latinoamericano de Video Rosario (Rosario Latin American Video Festival). The Festival Latinoamericano de Video Rosario ("Rosario Latin American Video Festival" is a cultural event celebrated annually since 1994, in Rosario Annual event (September), starting in 1994.
• Encuentro Internacional de Escultura en Madera-Piedra-Hierro de Rosario (International Meeting of Wood-Stone-Iron Sculpture in Rosario). The Encuentro Internacional de Escultura en Madera-Piedra-Hierro de Rosario ("International Meeting of Wood-Stone-Iron Sculpture in Rosario" is an artistic event celebrated Annual event (September/October), since 1993.
• Encuentro y Fiesta Nacional de Colectividades (Communities Meeting and National Celebration). The Communities Meeting and National Celebration (in Spanish, Encuentro y Fiesta Nacional de Colectividades) is a cultural event celebrated annually in Annual event, starting in 1985, showcasing music, song, dance, cuisine and customs of foreign communities in Argentina, in the ample room provided by the Parque Nacional a la Bandera (National Flag Park). Usually held in November; in 2004 it was postponed to the beginning of December in order to avoid overlap with the Third International Congress of the Spanish Language. The Third International Congress of the Spanish Language ( Tercer Congreso Internacional de la Lengua Española) was a cultural event that took place in Rosario,
• Festival Internacional de Poesía de Rosario (International Poetry Festival). The International Poetry Festival of Rosario (in Spanish Festival Internacional de Poesía de Rosario) is a cultural event organized in Rosario, Annual event since 1993 (November).
• Festival Iberoamericano de Cine de Rosario (Ibero-American Film Festival). Annual event since 2003 (November).
• Leyendas ("Legends"). Leyendas is a Fantasy and Science fiction convention focusing on all kinds of Comics, Cartoons Anime / Manga and A cartoon, role-playing and science fiction convention. Annually since 1999, usually in autumn (April/May), sometimes in spring (November).

Sister cities

Rosario has a number of sister cities around the world. Sisterhood agreements are intended to foster solidarity and collaboration between cities and regions that share characteristics, historical links or common problems. See list of twin towns and sister cities in Argentina. This is a List of twin towns and sister cities (see Town twinning) in Argentina arranged by location

References

External links

• Municipality of Rosario (official website)
• Rosario Cursos y Congresos Courses and Congresses in Rosario
• RosarioCity (commercial website of Rosario city and its region)
• Rosario.com.ar (commercial guide to Greater Rosario)
• (English) Ente de Turismo Rosario (tourism office)
• National University of Rosario
• Night life and entertainment
• Rosario Alternativo Short stories for the learned traveller
• (English) Administrative Entity of the Port of Rosario (ENAPRO)
• (English) Rosario Board of Trade (Bolsa de Comercio de Rosario)
• RosarioLinks (web directory)
• La Capital (online newspaper)
• El Ciudadano & la Región (online newspaper)
• Map of Rosario City
• The First Online Newspaper In Rosario

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