barrio

Example Sentences

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“The problem is focused in the barrios,” the poor inland neighborhoods, he said.

From Washington Post

Raised in the barrio of Caimito in south San Juan, he grew up surrounded by music, mainly his grandmother’s: salsa, merengue, old school boleros — if it was classic Latin music, she was playing it.

From New York Times

“I come from a barrio and to graduate from college in the U.S., the first in my family, I’ve accomplished a lot of my goals through basketball,” she said.

From New York Times

By then barrio residents had already been sheltering in place for more than half a day, whole families prone on the floor to avoid unrelenting gunfire.

From Reuters

Since January, gangs from the Cota 905 barrio have been trying to expand their territory into nearby areas including La Vega.

From Reuters