Prostitution in Buenos Aires and Montevideo

Situated on either bank of the River Plate, the cities of Buenos Aires — capital of Argentina — and Montevideo — capital of Uruguay — together with the Argentine city of Rosario, on the Paraná River, were the epicentres of the intense development that characterized the region as from the last decades of the nineteenth century. Argentina and Uruguay appeared in world capitalism as agro-exporting economies, while, at the same time, they entered a period of political stability after a turbulent nineteenth century. From then onwards, an urban expansion of unprecedented dimensions added to the demographic impact of European immigration, with high masculinity rates in both countries. Those were the most visible traits of a process of modernization, which had evolved in a particular way in each of the port cities mentioned.

Sustainable Development Goals:

Gender Equality

Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions