Meeting remote workers in Buenos Aires should be fairly easy, since the city is an extremely popular destination for digital nomads in South America. The city is filled with activities daily and there will be plenty of opportunities to meet other international individuals if you set your mind to it. Of course, places such as the city’s many cafes and coworking spaces are naturally where you are most likely to meet remote workers in Buenos Aires, yet joining some of the city’s online and in-person international communities will also be really useful. Below, we highlight some of the most popular online communities to help you meet other remote workers in Buenos Aires.
The huge Buenos Aires Expat Hub group is the main online community for foreigners living in the city and, as such, a really useful space to meet remote workers in Buenos Aires. It is a very well-moderated group and the community is extremely helpful and ready to help as soon as you post a question or ask for a recommendation. The group has an extensive “common questions” section where you can search answers to common, day-to-day questions by newcomers and seasoned expats alike. On this site you can also often find events around the city and news about coworking days or cafe meet-ups.
Internations is a membership-based social network aimed exclusively at expats around the world. There is a community for each city, and the Buenos Aires community is large and representative of the city’s popularity among foreigners and digital nomads. Internations offers a number of curated guides on all types of aspects surrounding life in Buenos Aires, and regularly hosts special events aimed at bringing the community together. You can usually find groups, events and networking opportunities in all types of categories, making this a really useful tool to meet remote workers in Buenos Aires.
For soccer aficionados this will certainly be one of the best ways to meet remote workers in Buenos Aires. The Buenos Aires Futbol Amigos organization is popular among expats in the city for regularly hosting games, tours and events in the spirit of the national game. Of course, Argentines take their soccer seriously so this will be a really good way to get to know local culture and make new friends in a laid-back environment. BAFA FC has women’s and U-18 teams, too.
This is a large and popular Meetup group which dedicates itself to bringing individuals across the city together for a good cup of coffee and conversation. Naturally, the Buenos Aires Cafe events are often well-attended by the city’s expat and digital nomad community, meaning it is a useful space to meet remote workers in Buenos Aires. Events usually take place at the city’s most popular coffee-houses and there is an emphasis on networking and personal growth.
Another popular group, the Mate Club de Conversacion brings individuals in Buenos Aires together over the regionally popular mate drink. In Argentina, Uruguay and parts of Paraguay and Bolivia, drinking mate can be a powerful community ritual in the way sharing a cup of coffee is. As such, this group looks to harness that sense of community and channel it into a Club that regularly offers language exchange opportunities, educational tours and other special events around the city.
For more information about living in Buenos Aires as a remote worker, check out our complete Buenos Aires guide.