What is a fileteado porteño?
It is a decorative and popular art born at the beginning of the 20th century in the city of Buenos Aires. It began in the car and bus factories, where the painters created their own style. Nowadays, you can see it in some walls around the city, objects and signs. The fileteado has become a characteristic image of Buenos Aires and Argentina.
Filete Walk
You can visit Jean Jaures Street, 700, Balvanera. The front of the houses and buildings of this street are decorated with fileteados porteños.
Picture from Alberto Genovese, www.fileteado.com.ar
