Rivera
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| Coordinates: 30°54′9″S 55°33′2″W / 30.9025°S 55.55056°WCoordinates: 30°54′9″S 55°33′2″W / 30.9025°S 55.55056°W | |
| Country |  Uruguay |
| Department | Rivera Department |
| Population (2004) | |
| • Total | 64,426 |
| • Demonym | riverense |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 40000 |
| Area code(s) | +598 462 |
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.
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[edit] Population
In 2004, Rivera had a population of 64,426[1]
| Year | Population |
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| 1963 | 41,270 |
| 1975 | 48,780 |
| 1985 | 57,314 |
| 1996 | 62,859 |
| 2004 | 64,426 |
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay[2]
[edit] Links with Brazil
In 1943, the Plaza International (on the photo) was built[citation needed], celebrating this peaceful relationship, and perhaps being the only international square in the whole world[citation needed].
The border community is unusual as inhabitants from both Livramento (Brazil) and Rivera (Uruguay) are free to move anywhere throughout the twin city community[citation needed]. It is easy for one to get lost in the suburbs and not know if he is in Brazil or Uruguay[citation needed]. Customs and checkpoints are located outside the cities[citation needed].
[edit] Consular representation
Brazil keeps an official resident of someone who looks after their events in a different country in Rivera.[citation needed]
[edit] Notable local person
- Aparicio Méndez, from Rivera, was President of Uruguay from 1976 to 1981. He was never elected democratically and was chosen by the Military dictatorship.
[edit] Transportation
There are regular bus services to Montevideo. 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.
[edit] Sports
Inside the city of Rivera, we can find the multi used stadium Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera which holds 28,000 people. It was used in the 1995 Copa America.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "2004 Census of Rivera department" (XLS). INE. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/fase1new/Rivera/Cuadro7_13.XLS. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "1963–1996 Statistics / R" (DOC). Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay. 2004. http://www.ine.gub.uy/biblioteca/toponimico/TOPOletraR.doc. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
[edit] External links
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