Rivera
Rivera is a city in the northern interior of Uruguay. It's the capital of Rivera Department, located on the border with Brazil, right across from the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento. Wikivoyage
Population 82,602 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Uruguay
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- Rivera Casino & Resort Attraction · 540 m
- Integração Monument · 600 m
- Obelisco Internacional Memorial · 600 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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Kite flying
September
In most of Uruguay kite flying is a September activity, but Riverenses (along with residents of Salto and Tacuarembó) traditionally do it during Holy Week, the week before Easter
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Rivera); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Getting around
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.