Barrio Tours | La Calle Broa'

Learn about the transformation of La Broa' since the 1960s, when Josefina "Doña Fefa" and Tony Rosario opened the first Dominican-owned bodega on Broad Street, South Providence. The Rosarios helped the growing number of families from the Dominican Republic who moved to Rhode Island and made it one of the largest Dominican communities in the United States.

NOTE: We will be walking on busy sidewalks and crossing a highway overpass. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes.

Meet at 10:25PM in the grass area of the Roger Williams Park @Broad Street entrance in Providence, RI 02905.

Ample parking on Miller Street and also on Broad Street, in front of the park.

Enjoy a conversation between Marta V. Martínez and Doña Fefa Rosario, who together will talk about the transformation of La Broa' since the 1960s. Doña Fefa and her husband Tony, opened the first Dominican-owned bodega on Broad Street in Providence in the early-1960s. The Rosarios helped the growing number of families from the Dominican Republic who moved to Rhode Island and made it one of the largest Dominican communities in the United States.

NOTE: We will be walking on busy sidewalks and crossing a highway overpass. Traffic may be busy that time of day, so we do not recommend that you bring small children or strollers. Be sure to wear comfortable shoes.

Meet at 4:45PM in the grass area of the Roger Williams Park @Broad Street entrance in Providence, RI 02905.

Ample parking on Miller Street and also on Broad Street, in front of the park.

As part of the Barrio Tour on both dates, you will be in for a treat as we activate sections of Broad Street with performances by local Latinx artists

The artists are pictured to the left in this order: Magnolia Pérez, Kufa Castro, Jesús Andujar, Catia Ramos, Violeta Cruz del Valle, and Marleny Luna.

The event is being directed and produced by creative artist, Marcel Mascaró and co-produced with the help of Isabelle Stevens.