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With a special performance by Osvaldo Pugliese, the ad and article promote the upcoming San Lorenzo carnival.

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Legendary tango musician Aníbal Troilo headlines a music festival at Rácing's annual carnival (which also includes the band "The Cotton Pickers")

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Gender constructions within the club attribute beauty (as judged by men) as the main asset for adult women.

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Racing Club de Chivilcoy offered many cultural and social activities for members beyond theatre, including dances and film exhibits.

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Programs at clubs often reflected the interests of those elected as officials. In the case of Racing de Chivilcoy, theatre was a major focus of this club's non-sports activities.

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Inaugural issue of Revista Racing Club de Chivilcoy, a fan magazine largely created by the club itself (unlike its counterparts in other, much larger, institutions in major cities like Buenos Aires). This magazine particularly focuses on cultural and…

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Social notes are a good example of how much these clubs were tied to their city and neighborhoods, offering carnivals, festivals, as well as notes on members' marriages, deaths, and birthdays.

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This is the rare club that began with soccer but abandoned it (after an undefeated season in 1936) for other sports, which helped sustain their popularity in the city. No further explanation is provided.

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Answering critics or negative fans, the magazine alludes to the greatness of the club as one that is not merely measured by success on the field, but rather by all that it offers its members in terms of social and cultural activities.

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Boxing, the appearance of music and film celebrities, and dance are all part of the social activities hosted by the club.

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The yearly carnival is a major event that requires a lot of preparation.

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Hosting dances and carnivals not only functioned as a social activity for the club, its members and their families, and the neighborhood…but it was a great way to raise funds.

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Two points of interest: the women's basketball club team was suspended for reasons not stated, but the ban has yet to be lifted—which hints at a conspiracy against Boca (typical of fan magazines). The other note is that the magazine harshly…
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