barrio

Example Sentences

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It’s a charming barrio, and it’s been under siege, like many other neighborhoods in the Windy City.

From Los Angeles Times

Similarly, reggaetón developed in the working-class barrios and public housing developments of Puerto Rico.

From Los Angeles Times

For children in barrios who can now expect ICE and Border Patrol trucks to cruise past their schools searching for adults and even teens to detain — it’s already happened.

From Los Angeles Times

She looked and sounded like an older cousin who grew up in the barrio and now lives in Downey, trying to sound hard in front of her bemused cholo relatives.

From Los Angeles Times

By contrast, Boca have always remained in their spiritual home, the famous La Bombonera stadium that is seemingly dropped into the middle of the 'barrio', a high-poverty district of the city.

From BBC