Uruguay

• Introduction
• Agreements
• News

Introduction

Capital: Montevideo.

Official Language: Spanish.

The Oriental Republic of Uruguay is a country located in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to about 3.3 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital, Montevideo, and its metropolitan area. Uruguay’s only land border is with the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul to the north. To the west lies the Uruguay River, and to the southwest is the Río de la Plata estuary. The country borders Argentina only at certain points along these rivers, while to the southeast it faces the Atlantic Ocean. Uruguay is the second smallest country in South America, larger only than Suriname.

• Currency: Uruguayan Peso

• Time Zone: UTC -3

• Telephone Code: +598

Tourist Attractions:

• Legislative Palace

• Municipal Theater of Montevideo

• Montevideo Botanical Garden

• Harriague Park in the city of Salto

• Monument to Perpetuity in Paysandú

• Obelisk of the International Square in Rivera

Embassy and Brazilian Consulates Abroad:

Bv. Artigas 1394 - CP 11300
Phone: +598 2707 2119
Fax: +598 2707 2086
Email: montevideu@brasil.org.uy
Website: http://montevideu.itamaraty.gov.br/pt-br/

Embassy and Foreign Consulates in Brazil:

Uruguayan District Consulate - Fortaleza – CE
Rua Julio Abreu, 383 - s.01 - Bairro Varjota
Zip Code: 60160-240
Phone: +55 (85) 4006-5880
Email: conuruceara@gmail.com.br

Consular Section of the Embassy - Brasília – DF
S.E.S. Av. das Nações, Lot 14, Block 803 South
Zip Code: 70450-900
Phone: +55 (61) 3322-4528 / 3322-1200

Consulate General of Uruguay - Rio de Janeiro – RJ
Praia de Botafogo 242, 6th floor
Zip Code: 22250-040
Phone: +55 (21) 2553-6030
Fax: +55 (21) 2553-6036
Email: conuruguana@consulado-uruguay-rio.org.br
Website: http://www.consulado-uruguay-rio.org.br/

Consulate General of Uruguay - São Paulo – SP
Rua Estados Unidos 1284, Jardins
Zip Code: 01427-001
Phone: +55 (11) 3085-5941
Fax: +55 (11) 3088-7874
Email: conurupa@osite.com.br