Rivera is a city in
UruguayUruguay , is a country located in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to 3.46 million people, of whom 1.1 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area. An estimated 88–94% of the population are of mostly European and/or mixed descent.Uruguay's only land border is...
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It is the capital of the
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RiveraRivera is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Rivera.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 104,921 people and 32,391 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2...
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UruguayUruguay , is a country located in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to 3.46 million people, of whom 1.1 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area. An estimated 88–94% of the population are of mostly European and/or mixed descent.Uruguay's only land border is...
with a population of 64,426 (2004 census). Rivera is located exactly on the border with
BrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the fifth largest country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the fifth most populous country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean...
, and with the Brazilian city of
Santana do LivramentoSantana do Livramento is a city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located along the border with the city of Rivera, Uruguay, which helps form an international city of 200,000 inhabitants.- Overview :...
, right across the border line, just a street away, it forms an international city of 200.000 inhabitants.
In 1943, the Plaza International (on the photo) was built, celebrating this peaceful relationship, and perhaps being the only international square in the whole world.
The border community is unusual as inhabitants from both Livramento (Brazil) and Rivera (Uruguay) are free to move anywhere throughout the twin city community.
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Rivera is a city in
UruguayUruguay , is a country located in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to 3.46 million people, of whom 1.1 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area. An estimated 88–94% of the population are of mostly European and/or mixed descent.Uruguay's only land border is...
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Population and location
It is the capital of the
department||Uruguay consists of 19 departments :# Artigas . Formed in 1884 from part of Salto Department. The only department to border both Argentina in the west and Brazil in the north and east.# Canelones . One of the original 6 departments created in 1816...
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RiveraRivera is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Rivera.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 104,921 people and 32,391 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2...
in
UruguayUruguay , is a country located in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to 3.46 million people, of whom 1.1 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area. An estimated 88–94% of the population are of mostly European and/or mixed descent.Uruguay's only land border is...
with a population of 64,426 (2004 census). Rivera is located exactly on the border with
BrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the fifth largest country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the fifth most populous country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean...
, and with the Brazilian city of
Santana do LivramentoSantana do Livramento is a city in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is located along the border with the city of Rivera, Uruguay, which helps form an international city of 200,000 inhabitants.- Overview :...
, right across the border line, just a street away, it forms an international city of 200.000 inhabitants.
Links with Brazil
In 1943, the Plaza International (on the photo) was built, celebrating this peaceful relationship, and perhaps being the only international square in the whole world.
The border community is unusual as inhabitants from both Livramento (Brazil) and Rivera (Uruguay) are free to move anywhere throughout the twin city community. It is easy for one to get lost in the suburbs and not know if he is in Brazil or Uruguay. Customs and checkpoints are located outside the cities.
BrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is a country in South America. It is the fifth largest country by geographical area, occupying nearly half of South America, the fifth most populous country, and the fourth most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Atlantic Ocean...
maintains a consulate in Rivera.
Notable local person
- Aparicio Méndez
Aparicio Méndez , was a Uruguayan political figure. He was President of Uruguay from 1976-1981.-Background:Born in the northern city of Rivera, Méndez was a member of the National Party, traditionally strong in the interior of the country from whence he originated...
, from Rivera, was President of Uruguay from 1976 to 1981.
Transportation
There are regular bus services to
MontevideoMontevideo is the largest city, the capital and chief port of Uruguay. Montevideo is the only city in the country with a population over 1,000,000...
. A rail service to
TacuarembóTacuarembó is a city in north-central Uruguay and the capital of the department with the same name. A 2004 census established the population at 51,224)....
has been run intermittently. There is an airport which receives light aircraft and an irregular service by a Brazilian airline to
Porto AlegrePorto Alegre is the eleventh most populous municipality in Brazil and the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian state. Porto Alegre is one of the most important cultural, political and economic centers of...
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See also
- Rivera Department
Rivera is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Rivera.-Population and Demographics:As of the census of 2004, there were 104,921 people and 32,391 households in the department. The average household size was 3.2...
- List of diplomatic missions in Uruguay#Consulate in Rivera