Rivera
—  Capital city  —
Obelisk of the Plaza Internacional, at the "Frontera de la Paz", cities of Rivera (Uruguay) and Santana do Livramento (Brasil).
Rivera Location in Uruguay
Coordinates: 30°54′9″S 55°33′2″W / 30.9025°S 55.55056°W / -30.9025; -55.55056Coordinates: 30°54′9″S 55°33′2″W / 30.9025°S 55.55056°W / -30.9025; -55.55056
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.

Population

In 2004, Rivera had a population of 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

Brazil keeps an official resident of someone who looks after their events in a different country in Rivera.

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.

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.

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.

See also

• Rivera Department
• List of diplomatic missions in Uruguay#Consulate in Rivera

Rivera Department of Uruguay Capital: Rivera Towns and villages La Pedrera  • Lagunón  • Lapuente  • Mandubí  • Masoller  • Minas de Corrales  • Paso Hospital  • Rivera  • Santa Teresa  • Tranqueras  • Vichadero Sights