Rivera (Uruguay)

Rivera
Coordinates: 30 ° 54 ′  S , 55 ° 33 ′  W Rivera​ Rivera on the map of Uruguay
Basic data
Country	Uruguay
Department	Rivera
City foundation	July 20, 1867
Residents	64,485  (2011)
Detailed data
height	223  m
Post Code	40000
prefix	+062
City Presidency	Marne Osorio ( Partido Colorado )
Street in Rivera

Rivera is a city in northern Uruguay .

geography

Rivera is the capital of the Rivera department of the same name and is located about 400 km (as the crow flies) north of the capital Montevideo . It is the border town between Brazil and Uruguay. Across the border is Santana do Livramento in the state of Rio Grande do Sul . Rivera lies at the foot of the Coxhilia de Santana mountain range .

climate

Rivera
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     149   30th 18th     155   29 18th     147   27 16     135   23 13     117   20th 10     102   17th 8th     132   17th 8th     118   19th 8th     152   20th 10     163   24 12     141   26th 14th     128   29 17th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: Dirección Nacional de Meteorología

Average monthly temperatures and rainfall for Rivera Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Max. Temperature ( ° C ) 30.1 29.2 27.1 23.4 20.4 16.9 17.1 18.5 20.3 23.5 26.0 28.8 O 23.4 Min. Temperature (° C) 18.0 17.9 16.4 13.0 10.1 7.5 7.6 8.4 9.7 12.3 14.4 16.8 O 12.7 Temperature (° C) 24.1 23.5 21.6 18.1 15.3 12.3 12.3 13.4 15.0 17.9 20.5 22.8 O 18th Precipitation ( mm ) 149 155 147 135 117 102 132 118 152 163 141 128 Σ 1,639 Rainy days ( d ) 8th 7th 8th 7th 7th 8th 9 8th 8th 8th 7th 6th Σ 91 Humidity ( % ) 69 71 75 78 79 80 80 77 75 73 71 68 O 74.7 Source: Dirección Nacional de Meteorología

history

Rivera was officially founded on July 20, 1867. It is considered the original home or stronghold of the Portuguese-Spanish mixed language Portuñol .

Residents

Rivera has 64,485 inhabitants (as of 2011), of which 30,383 male and 34,102 female, with the sister city Santana do Livramento approx. 200,000 in total.

Infrastructure

traffic

Rivera, which has a bus station, is connected to the national road network via Ruta 5 . Rivera Airport is located around 10 kilometers south-east of the city .

description

The Plaza Internacional , inaugurated in February 1943, is one of the focal points of the city. It lies on both Uruguayan and Brazilian territory and forms an open border between Rivera and Santana do Livramento in Brazil. The road connecting the two cities is called Avenida Sarandí . In this shopping street there are shops in various areas and also the so-called free shops . A change to the Brazilian city is possible without identification. Since 2006, all border controls have also been abolished. This presents a unique situation in South America is. Another central point of the city is the front of the Intendencia Municipal situated Plaza Artigas .

Education and culture

Rivera has four secondary schools:

• Liceo Celio Pomoli,
• Liceo Rivera Chico and
• Liceo Zona Este
• Liceo Santa Isabel

There is also a "UTU" (technical school) and an institute for teacher training. A culture hall is available for events.

sport and freetime

Rivera has a stadium with the Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera . The Cuñapirús Golf Club is also used for sporting and social leisure activities. About twenty minutes outside of Rivera is the Parque Gran Bretaña recreation area .

Other facilities

Medical care is provided by a state hospital and several private conservatories.

particularities

Since gambling is prohibited in Brazil, many visitors come to the divided city because there are casinos in the Uruguayan part.

sons and daughters of the town

• Ricardo Diéz (1900–1971), football coach
• Carlos Parteli Keller (1910–1999), Roman Catholic clergyman, Archbishop of Montevideo
• Carmelo Arden Quin (1913-2010), artist
• Raúl SICHO (1916–2014), architect
• Albertino Etchechury (born 1936), athlete
• Miguel Caillava (1953-2014), football player
• Julio César Ribas (* 1957), football player and coach
• Pablo Bengoechea (* 1965), football player
• Álvaro Núñez (* 1973), football player
• Pablo Melo (* 1982), football player
• Miguel Amado (* 1984), soccer player
• Walter Ibáñez (* 1984), football player
• Gastón Machado (* 1986), football player
• Jonathan Lacerda (born 1987), football player
• Rodrigo Mora (* 1987), football player
• Sebastián Rosano (* 1987), football player
• Fernando Lima (* 1991), football player
• Rodrigo Viega (* 1991), football player
• Martín Rivas (* 1992), football player
• Felipe Carvalho (* 1993), football player
• Pablo Lemos (* 1993), football player
• Kevin Ramírez (* 1994), football player
• Juan San Martín (* 1994), football player
• Pablo Silveira (* 1994), football player
• Matheus Cuello (* 1995), football player
• Pablo González (* 1995), football player
• Ronald Araújo (* 1999), football player
• Nahuel Fernández (* 1999), football player

Web links

• Info spanish
• Information in Spanish about life in the city through a TV channel
• City website
• "Departamento de Rivera - Actividad humana y económica" on www.papiros.com.uy (PDF; 57 kB)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistical data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Uruguay , accessed on September 21, 2012