Most of the city's population consists almost entirely by descendants of Italian and Spanish (mostly Galicians) immigrants, although there are other minorities such as Germans, British, French and Roms.
Paolo Alfredo Quinteros (born January 15, 1979 in Colón, Entre Ríos, Argentina) is an Italian Argentine professional basketball player.
Vincenzo Scaramuzza (also known as Vicente Scaramuzza; 1885 – 1968) was an Italian Argentine pianist and music teacher.
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The local statue of Christ the Redeemer was sculpted by Italian-Argentine artist Luis Ramacciotti.