The city of Avellaneda, originally established as Barracas al Sur before being renamed after former President Nicolás Avellaneda, is a major rail and industrial hub in Argentina. Part of Greater Buenos Aires, Avellaneda has extensive docking facilities where Argentina's exports are shipped across the world.

Workers within the city work day and night in food-processing plants, textile mills, oil refineries, and forges making the city a vital part of Argentina's economy. The Central Produce Market, once the largest warehouse in the world, served as the country's central agricultural market, but its sharp decline over the past decade has made its closure inevitable. While Buenos Aires is the City upon a Hill, Avellaneda is the city that keeps the dream alive.