Rivera
Sign in to saveRivera () is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a block away from it, at the north end of Route 5. Together, they form an urban area of around 200,000 inhabitants. As of the census of 2011, it is the sixth most populated city of Uruguay.
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Rivera is the capital city of Rivera Department in Uruguay and the sixth most populated city in the country, with around 200,000 inhabitants when combined with the adjacent Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento across the border. The two cities are separated by only a block at the northern end of Route 5, forming a single urban area that straddles the Uruguay-Brazil border.
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- Locality
- Rivera
- Region
- Rivera
- Country
- Uruguay
- Population
- 64,631
- Timezone
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- Economy
- Population
- Geography
- Climate
- Places of worship
- Consular representation
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- Transportation
- Sports
- Twin towns – sister cities
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Rivera () is the capital of Rivera Department of Uruguay. The border with Brazil joins it with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, which is only a block away from it, at the north end of Route 5. Together, they form an urban area of around 200,000 inhabitants. As of the census of 2011, it is the sixth most populated city of Uruguay.
==History== thumb|Obelisk of the Plaza Internacional, at the "Frontera de la Paz", between the cities of Rivera (Uruguay) and [[Santana do Livramento (Brazil).]] On 21 March 1860 a pueblo (village) named Pereira was created by the Act of Ley Nº 614.