Dock Sud is a town of Avellaneda Partido in Buenos Aires Province , Argentina. It forms part of the urban agglomeration of Greater Buenos Aires .
5-585: The area is characterized by its predominantly working-class background, with many of its inhabitants pertaining to diverse immigrant communities. Dock Sud is home to the bulk of Argentina's Cape Verdean community. The area is home to Club Sportivo Dock Sud a football team playing in the lower leagues of Argentine football. Former Argentina national football team captain Javier Zanetti grew up in Dock Sud. The oldest and most important neighborhood in Dock Sud
10-682: A place in Buenos Aires Province , Argentina is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Cape Verdean Argentines Cape Verdean Argentines are Argentine residents whose ancestry originated in Cape Verde . According to the 1980 census, there were about 8,000; but today's population was estimated by some sources to be around 2,000 in 2007. Other sources estimate that in 2023 there were 30,000 descendants of immigrants from Cape Verde living in Argentina, of whom about 300 are native to
15-484: Is Isla Maciel, which is home to Club Atlético San Telmo . The Nicolás Avellaneda housing complex, started in 1973 by President Héctor Cámpora , is the second most important, and is located on the eastern side of the Buenos Aires-La Plata Freeway . Dock Sud, a predominantly working-class district, has in recent decades been afflicted with some of the nation's highest crime rates. This article about
20-666: Is why most of them settled close to the shore or in ports, and obtained sea-related occupations. They settled in ports such as Rosario , Buenos Aires , San Nicolás de los Arroyos , Bahía Blanca , Ensenada and Dock Sud . 95% of them got jobs in the Argentine Navy 's Sea Fleet, in the Merchant Navy, or in the Fluvial Fleet in YPF, dockyards or ELMA. Two organizations for mutual support and cultural exchange have existed for over 60 years:
25-678: The African continent. Prior to independence in 1975, Cape Verdean immigrants were registered as Portuguese immigrants from the overseas province of Portuguese Cape Verde . The first Cape Verdeans immigrated to Argentina in small numbers in the late 19th century. The numbers increased dramatically from the 1920s to World War II . The busiest periods were between 1927 and 1933 and the third, after 1946. They were driven from Cape Verde by lack of jobs, resources, and opportunities. Most Cape Verdeans and their descendants are centered in Buenos Aires Province . They were expert sailors and fishermen; which
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