Isla Brasilera
| Isla Brasilera | ||
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| Waters | Río Uruguay / Río Cuareim | |
| Geographical location | 30 ° 11 ′ 6 ″ S , 57 ° 37 ′ 48 ″ W | |
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| length | 3.7 km | |
| width | 950 m | |
| surface | 2.2 km² | |
| Residents | 8th 3.6 inhabitants / km² |
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| main place | (Farm) | |
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The Isla Brasilera (Portuguese name: Ilha Brasileira ) is a river island in South America.
The island is located in the area of the confluence of the Río Uruguay and the Río Cuareim at the border triangle of the states Brazil , Uruguay and Argentina , north of the city of Bella Unión .
The island is the subject of unresolved border disputes between Uruguay and Brazil. From a Brazilian perspective, the island belongs to the municipality ( municipio ) Barra do Quaraí , the westernmost municipality of the state of Rio Grande do Sul . From a Uruguayan point of view, it belongs to the city of Bella Unión (Franquia district) in the Artigas Department , the northernmost administrative district of Uruguay.
The island is only inhabited by a Brazilian family of around eight who run a farm.
Web links
- Isla Brasilera, un límite contestado ( Memento from December 24, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) (Spanish)
- Isla Brasilera - Breve noticia histórica (Spanish)
- ILHA BRASILEIRA - BRIEF HISTORICAL NOTE (English)