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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a barrio" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a neighborhood or district, especially in a Spanish-speaking context, often associated with a specific cultural community.
Example: "She grew up in a barrio where the vibrant culture and close-knit community shaped her childhood."
Alternatives: "a neighborhood" or "a district".
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Escobar was shot dead on the roof of a barrio apartment building in Medellín.
Mr. Muñoz, a violinist, was himself born in a barrio and passed through a núcleo.
It is a scene strangely reminiscent of a barrio in Houston.
"This is not a barrio of the Bronx," said Mr. Hernandez-Agosto, 70.
He insisted that I come and meet him right away, in a barrio up the hill from my hotel.
"We have shown good will," said Victor Antonio García, a Barrio 18 leader deported from Los Angeles.
Many assume a barrio visit, or a few words of spoken Spanish, is all that's needed to win their vote.
Generations of Cantero's family, most of them fishermen, live here, in a barrio known as "La Ola" — the wave.
The Miramar is in San Cristóbal, a barrio known for its tango dance halls but otherwise off the tourist beat.
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