Since 1938, the oldest merry-go-round in Buenos Aires has been in a square in Villa Devoto. A jewel of childhood that you can still visit because there are less and less of them left.
Where is the oldest carousel in Buenos Aires: it dates back to 1938 and celebrates its 87 years without stopping spinning.
Tito’s carousel is located in Plaza Arenales in Villa de Devoto and it is the oldest carousel in Buenos Aires that is still in operation. With its horses and wooden cars, the organ music and the classic ring that gives you a free ride, this carousel has become a meeting point in the neighborhood that after 87 years is still spinning.
The Villa Devoto carousel is the oldest carousel in operation in the city of Buenos Aires and one of the 55 carousels that are protected by the Heritage Law. Although the first Buenos Aires carousel arrived from Germany in 1870 and was installed in Plaza Lavalle. The Villa Devoto carousel is the one that has been spinning non-stop for the longest time.
At the head for more than 40 years, Adelino Luis “Tito” Da Costa, who makes sure that everything works perfectly, greets every kid and keeps alive the spirit of the neighborhood that gives the old rickshaws. The rickshaws are a piece of history that unites grandparents, parents and children in the same ritual, and that in the face of so much technology, many people still choose to teach children about the past and how to have fun without a screen or an app.
This year the oldest carousel in Buenos Aires celebrates 87 years, and it does it as always: welcoming families every day, showing that there are traditions that do not go out of fashion and that happiness, sometimes, fits in a simple carousel ride. Are you going to visit it?