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Recoleta is a 'barrio' or neighbourhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It is a historic area, much frequented by tourists and the city's residents for its cafés, galleries and the famous Recoleta cemetery. It is the only barrio in the administrative division Comuna 2. Recoleta is part of the area known as Barrio Norte, together with the neighbouring barrios of Retiro, Palermo and the northern part of Balvanera. Like its neighbours, Recoleta is an affluent residential district, initially populated by citizens escaping the 1871 yellow fever epidemic. Recoleta is one of the most expensive places to live in Buenos Aires, both in terms of real estate and of the cost of living. Even dying here is costly, as mausolea in the Recoleta cemetery cost thousands of dollars each. Nuestra Señora del Pilar church in recoletaRecoleta centers on a square in front of the Cemetery and the neighbouring Basilica of Nuestra Señora del Pilar. This was a relatively high point on the banks of the river and served as a hiding place for bandits in the 17th century. In the early 18th century, French Franciscans known as the 'Padres Recoletos' built a chapel and convent in the area. The Jesuits also arrived and built the Basilica, completed in 1732. This colonial-style church is fitted with a magnificent Baroque altar, brought from Peru, decorated with Jujuy silver and pre-Hispanic ornamentation. The Recoleta Cemetery's status as a tourist attraction is rivaled by few; some compare it to Père Lachaise in Paris. It was designed by Prospero Catelin of France, following a proposal by Bernardino Rivadavia, and opened in 1822 as a public cemetery for ordinary citizens. Now it hosts many former Presidents and, most famously, Eva Perón, in mausolea of marble, bronze and granite. Floralis generica, a big moving sculpture by Eduardo Catalano intended to be an icon of Buenos AiresThe barrio has been referred to as the 'Paris of the Americas'. Many French-style palaces and villas were built in the are
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