Rivera's a city in Uruguay. Population and location It's the capital of the department of Rivera in Uruguay with a population of 64,426 (2004 census). Rivera's located exactly on the border with Brazil, and with the Brazilian city of Santana do Livramento, right across the border line, just a street away, it forms an international city of 200.000 inhabitants. Links with Brazil In 1943, the Plaza International (on the photo) was built, celebrating this peaceful relationship, and perhaps being th… (More on Rivera)