Uruguay River
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The Uruguay River is a major river in South America. It flows from north to south and forms parts of the boundaries of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, separating some of the Argentine provinces of the
Sunset in the Uruguay River, from Misiones, Argentina
The Moconá Falls (also known as the Yucumã Falls), where the river passes between Argentina and Brazil, are up to 3 km wide
Uruguay
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Uruguay, officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, is a country in the Southern Cone of southeastern South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its nort
Uruguay River
…Portuguese: Rio Uruguai ) is a major river in South America. It flows from north to south and forms parts of the boundaries of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay, separating some of the Argentine provinces of the Mesopotamia from the other two countries. It passes between the states of Santa Catarina and Rio…
Monument to four Charrúa, the Indigenous people of Uruguay, who survived the Massacre of Salsipuedes
The Portuguese first established Colonia do Sacramento in 1680.
In 1825, The oath of the Thirty-Three Orientals set in motion the process in which Uruguay gained independence from the Empire of Brazil.
In 1825, in the Battle of Sarandí, Uruguayan troops first defeated the Brazilian Empire.