Rivera
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Rivera is the capital of Rivera Department
of Uruguay
. It is located at the north end of Route 5
, on the border with Brazil
. The Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento
is right across the border, only a street away of it. Together they form an international city of around 200,000 inhabitants.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
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.
keeps an official resident of someone who looks after their events in a different country in Rivera.
. A rail service to Tacuarembó
has been run intermittently. There is an airport which receives light aircraft and an irregular service by a Brazilian airline to Porto Alegre
.
Rivera is served by Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport
.
Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera
which holds 28,000 people. It was used in the 1995 Copa America.
Rivera Department
Rivera is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Rivera.- History :The Battle of Masoller, a noteworthy event in Uruguayan history, was fought on September 1, 1904; Masoller is situated on the boundary between the departments of Artigas and Salto, close to the Brazilian border.-Population and...
of Uruguay
Uruguay
Uruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. It is located at the north end of Route 5
Route 5 (Uruguay)
Route 5 is a national route of Uruguay. In 1975, it was assigned the name Brigadier General Fructuoso Rivera, a national hero of Uruguay. It is one of the most important highways in country, along with Route 3, connecting Montevideo in the south with Rivera in the north and passing through the...
, on the border with Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. The Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento
Santana do Livramento
Santana 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 :...
is right across the border, only a street away of it. Together they form an international city of around 200,000 inhabitants.
Population
In 2004, Rivera had a population of 64,426| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 41,270 |
| 1975 | 48,780 |
| 1985 | 57,314 |
| 1996 | 62,859 |
| 2004 | 64,426 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay
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.
Consular representation
BrazilBrazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
keeps an official resident of someone who looks after their events in a different country in Rivera.
Notable local person
- Aparicio MéndezAparicio MéndezAparicio Méndez Manfredini , was a Uruguayan political figure. He was a de facto President of Uruguay from 1976–1981. As a non-democratically elected authority of the Civic-military dictatorship .-Background:...
, from Rivera, was President of UruguayPresident of UruguayThe President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay is the head of state of Uruguay. His or her rights are determined in the Constitution of Uruguay. Conforms with the Secretariat of the Presidency, the Council of Ministers and the Director of the Office of Planning and Budget, the executive branch...
from 1976 to 1981. He was never elected democratically and was chosen by the Military dictatorship.
Transportation
There are regular bus services to MontevideoMontevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
. A rail service to Tacuarembó
Tacuarembó
Tacuarembó is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay. It is located on Km. 390 of Route 5, south-southwest of Rivera, the capital city of the Rivera Department. Routes 26 and 31 also meet Route 5 within the city limits...
has been run intermittently. There is an airport which receives light aircraft and an irregular service by a Brazilian airline to Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...
.
Rivera is served by Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport
Rivera International Airport
Pres. Gral. Óscar D. Gestido International Airport , formerly called Cerro Chapeau International Airport, is the airport serving Rivera, Uruguay and also Santana do Livramento, Brazil...
.
Sports
Inside the city of Rivera, we can find the multi used stadiumStadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera
Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera
Estádio Atilio Paiva Olivera is a multi-use stadium in Rivera, Uruguay. It is currently used mostly for football matches.The stadium holds 28,000 people. It was used for the 1995 Copa América and the 1999 South American Under-17 Football Championship...
which holds 28,000 people. It was used in the 1995 Copa America.
See also
- Rivera DepartmentRivera DepartmentRivera is a department of Uruguay. Its capital is Rivera.- History :The Battle of Masoller, a noteworthy event in Uruguayan history, was fought on September 1, 1904; Masoller is situated on the boundary between the departments of Artigas and Salto, close to the Brazilian border.-Population and...
- List of diplomatic missions in Uruguay#Consulate in Rivera