South America

Crappy Situation: Venezuela Is Running Out Of Toilet Paper

When it comes to sanitation, Americans are spoiled. We have so much toilet paper in this country of anal-wipe abundance that we can afford to slap politicians' faces on it in protest. Not so in Venezuela, where a TP shortage currently has government officials and opposition leaders blaming each oth ... More >>

Brazilian Couple Pleads Guilty to Smuggling People More Than 10,000 Miles to South Florida

How do you know when your immigration system is truly messed up? When people pay $16,000 to be smuggled more than 10,000 miles just to end up in jail and on the wrong side of an STD joke in South Florida.That's exactly what happened to some poor Brazilian bastards who posed as tourists in order to t ... More >>

Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame Launches in Miami, Announces 2013 Nominees

The Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame's official mission: "To educate, preserve, honor and celebrate the legacy of the greatest Latin songwriters from all over the world and their music in every genre." Founded by a Grammy-winning pair of writer-producers -- multimillion-selling Songwriter Hall of Fa ... More >>

Seasons 52 Grill & Wine Bar's New Fall Menu

Seasons 52 is known as a romantic indoor restaurant and a people-watching sidewalk cafe on Miracle Mile. Stroll in and hear live, soft music while enjoying appetizers and fun wines after a hard day's cubicle imprisonment. Chill out. The name of the place isn't a coincidence. They constantly change t ... More >>

O Rappa at Fillmore Miami Beach August 5

O Rappa's Brazilian Reggae, Funk, Rock, and Dub at Fillmore Miami Beach on August 5

In 1980, Bob Marley traveled to Brazil on a scouting mission with Island Records' Chris Blackwell and the Wailers' Junior Marvin, in preparation of a world tour. A year later, he was dead. But even though Marley never got to play Rio or São Paulo, the reggae man's musical influence had a serious ... More >>

Celebrando la Independencia de Colombia at La Covacha July 7

South Floridians Charged With Selling F-16 Parts To The Venezuelan Air Force

According to recent reports, Venezuela has been supplying Iran with F-16s in an ominous arms trade that should make the rest of the world very queasy. And a federal indictment filed yesterday makes us wonder if any of those F-16 parts came from our back yard.

Fight for Their Rights

Celebrate Colombia's Independence Day With Reaggeton at La Covacha in Miami

Few countries ball as hard as Colombia, just ask the United States Secret Service. Whether kicking it with beautiful women or shooting aguardiente, those dudes couldn't resist Colombian charm, succumbing to Cartagena's nightlife and potentially jeopardizing national security along the way. But who ... More >>

Buenos Aires Bakery & Cafe: Better Than Argentina

Buenos Aires Bakery & Cafe is one of those places that you can never really turn down. But you rarely make it. Blame your busy schedules, Blame its location at 71st Street and Collins Avenue. Blame the fact  it's packed on weekday mornings and between 8 and 10 a.m. on weekends. Blame your c ... More >>

Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina

It Takes History to Tango

South of the Border

Bait, Bed, and Switch

Going Brazilian

Caramelos de Cianuro at Grand Central July 15

Argentinian EDM Sensation Guti Talks Jazz, Tango, and Writing Music for Movies

​Historically, Argentina has been at the forefront of high-brow music culture. It's the birthplace of tango and a major Latin American hotbed for classical, opera, and jazz. It's no surprise then that Argentina would also spawn the virtuosic genius of Gabriel Gutiérrez (AKA Guti), an electronic d ... More >>

Eternity Coffee Roasters Coming Downtown: One Cup at a Time

​Starting June 1, we will be able to scratch off "one-cup-at-a-time coffee shop" from the list of what Miami sorely needs. That's the date Eternity Coffee Roasters opens its doors downtown (just north of the Brickell Bridge, across from the Chase Bank building at 117 SE Second Avenue). Eternity wi ... More >>

Bomba Estereo at Grand Central April 14

Bomba Estereo Drops a Bogotá Block Party on the Heineken TransAtlantic Festival 2011

​Back in the early '90s, almost no one -- except Pablo Escobar, his fellow kings of cocaine, and their constantly warring cartels -- would've ever willingly taken a trip to Colombia's 473-year-old subtropical capital, Bogotá. These days, though, the city is a dense urban hub that's home to seven ... More >>

Jaime Bayly is dying

Walmart greenwashing: Workers pay the price

Tectonic Beats

Carlos Andres Perez Would Have Made a Better Venezuela

​So the last sane president of Venezuela died in Miami Saturday. Carlos Andres Perez was the probably the first Latin president to flex his muscles over oil, thus setting the stage for his one-time nemesis, the half wit Hugo Chavez, to take power. I interviewed Cap -- who was 88 at the time o ... More >>

Colombian Pop Star Marre Rocks New Times Editorial Suite

​Shortly after moving into our swanky new offices at 4500 Biscayne, Crossfade saw the potential for a concert series. The premise was simple: Musicians come into our editorial suite and perform on a plush white couch overlooking the Ivax building's parking garage. We film the performance, post t ... More >>

Five Venezuelan Musical Acts We'd Gladly Deport Kat Stacks For

La Criolla tetona​Okay, it wasn't until my colleague Esther Park's blog about Ms. Kat Stacks arrest and possible deportation that I learned hip-hop's most hated bitch is Venezuelan. Needless to say, I was disappointed. Not only is the country presided over by one of history's dumbest assholes, ... More >>

Che, Vamos al Cine

Exposing Exponica

Cuba Takes Steps to Connect, Sell, and Probe

Cuba's crawl toward the 20th Century took a few major steps this week when the Communist regime -- which has struck oil offshore -- announced it would ease up on free-market restrictions and build an undersea cable to hook up with Chávez in Venezuela.The cable -- which will run 3,125 miles linking ... More >>

Blog Watch: Cupcakes, Bagels and Pumpkin Flan

​Last week in the South Florida blogosphere ...Brickell Life visits a farmer's market in Colombia.All Purpose Dark says goodbye to Fin.Sugar Cave reviews Joy Wallace's Dickey Doo's Kettle Corn.Much love to Coral Bagels from Blind Tastes.Drool over the pumpkin flan at Bitchin' Camero.Taking over Mi ... More >>

DJ el G Talks Moving to Argentinia, Electrocumbia, and Playing at Fall For the Arts This Sunday

​Grant C. Dull is anything but. Party promoter, culture blogger, international DJ, impresario, and record company head/founder are just a few labels that apply. Free spirit who up and moved to Argentina from his home in the U.S. after taking a couple of trips inspired by the country's literature a ... More >>

Santiago or Bust

Q&A With Ivete Sangalo, Performing at American Airlines Arena Tomorrow

​Conceivably, there are some seeing her name up on the marquis outside the AAA, or posted around town, and wondering just who Ivete Sangalo is. The answer, for those asking, is a simple one: she's a singer, and something of an artistic treasure in her native Brazil. Oh yeah, and as you can see at ... More >>

The Tango Lesson

Fiesta Argentina at Jazid Tomorrow Night Stars Fue Pol and INDIUM

INDIUM​We've hyped Jazid and MiamiAlterLatino.com's collaborative effort to expand your party horizons until our fingers grew tired. In fact, we've even told you about Fiesta Argentina previously.So why bring it up again? Because we'd be remiss if we failed to mention the opportunity to catch some ... More >>

Argentina Becomes First Latin American Country to Approve Gay Marriage

​After a heated debate that lasted until 4 a.m. in the morning, Argentina is set to become the first country in Latin America to recognize same-sex marriage. The Senate approved the measure following the foot steps of the lower house, and President Cristina Fernandez is certain to sign the measure ... More >>

Transit Lounge Celebrates Our Independence This Weekend

​Who loves summer time? I know I do. Sure, it's hotter than hell in SoFla these days (next time they'll listen to you, Al Gore), and with a humidity index of, like, 975, opening the front door is practically like taking a shower, only in your own sweat. But it's that wonderful, magical time of yea ... More >>

Smaller Than the Guggenheim

Free From Spain, But Not Chávez

Cocaine, Murder, and Fútbol: Watch The Two Escobars on ESPN Tonight

Andres Escobar, murdered for a World Cup mistake.​The U was a raucous look at the fabled '80s-era Miami Hurricanes football team, and Run Ricky Run made us wholly reconsider the Dolphins' enigmatic superstar running back. Silly Little Game was a hilarious chronicling of the group of baseball-adori ... More >>

World Cup 2010: Hat Tricks and Fiestas!

Phtoto by Chris McGrath/Getty ImagesGonzalo Higuain of Argentina runs with the ball.Argentina 4, South Korea 1: As expected, Argentina has come out with guns blazing in this World Cup with two impressive wins thus far. None more than yesterday's 4-1 drubbing of South Korea. Striker Gonzalo Higuain s ... More >>

¡Mira Que Lindas! Series Continues With Yamadu Costa, Tonight at Awarehouse

​For those keeping track, ¡Mira Que Lindas! continues, and we keep telling you to go check it out. There were the opening festivities with Pacha Massive. There was Perrozompopo throwing it down and accompanied by DJ Le Spam. There was the Aleks Syntek acoustic showcase. There was a live performan ... More >>

Churchill's Pub is Our World Cup Breakfast Headquarters

Jacob Katel8 a.m champion breakfast: two eggs, sausage, bacon home fries, toast, bottle of Budweiser - $9.25​Early this morning while Argentina was tricking on the Republic of Korea (Argentina 4 - 1), Short Order was drinking beer and grubbing English breakfast at Churchill's Pub. Owner Dave Danie ... More >>

Miami's Next Dance Craze? Check Out Brazil's Surra De Bunda, Possibly NSFW

Thanks, Gawker, again for tipping us off to an incredible Internet phenomenon, this time a dance craze from Brazil known as "surra de bunda," translated roughly as "ass punch," "punched by the ass," or, well, you get the picture. Like all good dance crazes, it was born out of a song of the same name ... More >>

Lingua Ex Machina

A Virtual Chilean Wine Tasting -- Without the Virtual

Lee Klein​A virtual tasting of 8 Sauvignon Blancs from Chile (five of which were D.O.'s) took place last Wednesday evening. The promoters of the evening, Wines of Chile, invited me to participate along with 50 other wine enthusiasts, bloggers, writers, etc. We had all received our bottles in advan ... More >>

Sin Animo de Lucro at La Covacha Tonight

​Colombia is a country known for solid exports. And we're not talking nose candy here. Nor are we talking super hottie hip shaker Shakira. At least not in that capacity. Colombia consistently exports quality music. The aforementioned chanteuse among them. Carlos Vives is another who comes to mind. ... More >>

Winter of Their Discontent

Damas Gratis