Floresta is a

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located to the west of

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires, controlled by the government of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− glob ...

. The district developed and was named after Buenos Aires Western Railway's first

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's area called ''La Floresta'', in 1857. Avellaneda Park, the neighborhood's most important, was built in 1914 on grounds that once belonged to a

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. An early Italian immigrant to Argentina, Felix Barabino, built his home in Floresta and boasted the neighborhood's most imposing residence at the time. Today, it is home to the Floresta Cultural and Historical Society, which maintains a valuable library there.

Sports

The district is home to

All Boys Club Atlético All Boys () is an Argentine sports club based in Floresta, Buenos Aires. The institution is mostly known for its association football, football team, which currently plays in the Primera B Nacional, the second division of the Arge ...

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club who play at

Estadio Islas Malvinas Estadio Islas Malvinas is a association football, football stadium located in the Monte Castro neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is owned and operated by All Boys, Club Atlético All Boys. The stadium holds 21,500 spectators and opened i ...

. It was also the original home of

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, which is now based in the Liniers district of Buenos Aires.

Notable residents

* Roberto Arlt * Gabino Ezeiza * Eduardo Gudiño Kieffer

External links

Floresta history site
Neighbourhoods of Buenos Aires 1857 establishments in Argentina {{BuenosAires-geo-stub