barrio

In that same barrio, Flores raised three children with her first husband, Walter Gavidia, a police detective.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 29, 2026

It was a tough start though as he left his family's home in a barrio in Colombia's second-largest city Medellin to pursue that dream.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2024

She also made attempts to pass herself and her children off as Spanish or French as they moved from barrio to barrio, living what Mr. Belafonte would call an “underground life.”

From Washington Post ● Apr. 25, 2023

“Through Cruzito and the exemplification of Chicano art, I thought I could show how a chavalon from the barrio was just as talented as any of your mainstream artists,” explained Borrego.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2023

Her marido was from a nearby barrio and worked for the electric company.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago

Their continued refusal to erect a memorial to the barrios upon which Dodger Stadium was built contradicts the spirit of a city that wants to grapple with all of its history, comfortable and not.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2024

Given the government’s initiatives, often presented as progress, these barrios are the last obstacle standing in the government’s way.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2023

“They are never going to return to the communities, the neighborhoods, the barrios, the cities of our beloved El Salvador,” Villatoro said.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 15, 2023

At least two barrios saw waters rise several feet, and municipal workers spent all night and morning rescuing trapped vulnerable residents, including carrying the bedridden elderly from their soaked beds, he said.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2022

Mami’s mother had been one of fifteen children, and Mami had endless aunts, uncles, and cousins in the barrios that stretched like tentacles from the wide avenues and shady plazas.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago