Chávez digs it in the Bronx

It’s pretty unlikely that Hugo Chávez calls too many of his friends “homies” or knows the difference between Grandmaster Flash and Tupac Shakur. But that didn’t stop him from being cheered during a visit to the Bronx last month.

Venezuela’s president – in New York for the UN’s summit meeting to celebrate its 60th anniversary – went on a tour of the city’s most notorious district to spread his “Bolivarian revolution” message. Dressed in black trousers and his trademark red shirt, Chávez kissed locals, shook a pair of maracas and swayed to the beat of a local Dominican band.