The America’s Cup, the revenge of the Catalan bourgeoisie after years of paralysis due to the ‘procés’ | Economy

The America’s Cup, the revenge of the Catalan bourgeoisie after years of paralysis due to the ‘procés’ | Economy

Emirates Team New Zealand CEO Grant Dalton, former Catalan President Pere Aragonès and former Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau during the America’s Cup presentation in March 2022.Quique Garcia (EFE) In October 2017, the Catalan business class was on the couch. It clashed with Ada Colau in the mayor’s office and was about to be buried by … Read more

Lack of wind on Barcelona beach shakes up America’s Cup favourites | Sports

Lack of wind on Barcelona beach shakes up America’s Cup favourites | Sports

The last can also be the first in the America’s Cup and money does not always buy happiness. Orient Express (France), the team that entered the competition later with the smallest budget; and Ineos Britannia (United Kingdom), with doubts after last week’s preliminaries, took advantage of the light wind in Barcelona to get the first … Read more

AMERICA’S CUP SAILING | The Italian community in Barcelona supports Luna Rossa in its challenge for the America’s Cup

AMERICA’S CUP SAILING | The Italian community in Barcelona supports Luna Rossa in its challenge for the America’s Cup

The sailors are boarding the AC37, one by one, under the shouts of encouragement and warm applause from the fans. They take their time to let yourself be lifted up and wave from the stern. The music is blaring. The base of the Red Moon It’s a party. It is the day in which the … Read more

2024 America’s Cup sailing in Barcelona: latest news on the race, results and standings, live

2024 America’s Cup sailing in Barcelona: latest news on the race, results and standings, live

22 AGO 2024 – 20:54 The Mayor of Barcelona, ​​Jaume Collboni, and the Minister of Industry and Tourism, Jordi Hereu, together with several ministers of the new Catalan government, visited the Race Village, located in the Moll de la Fusta, on Thursday. Both greeted some of the volunteers who are participating in the organisation of … Read more

Streets of salt and sand: the Barceloneta that hosts the Copa América, beyond the voracious hospitality industry and tourist rentals | EL PAÍS Semanal

Streets of salt and sand: the Barceloneta that hosts the Copa América, beyond the voracious hospitality industry and tourist rentals | EL PAÍS Semanal

Barceloneta was born from a massive expropriation. In 1719, the first Spanish Bourbon, Philip V, recently installed on the throne, decided to convert a large part of the Ribera neighbourhood into a huge new-style barracks, the Ciudadela. To do so, he ordered the eviction and demolition of the homes of several hundred residents, mostly fishermen … Read more