» This article is about the Uruguayan city. For other uses, see Rivera (disambiguation). Rivera is the capital of the department of Rivera in Uruguay with a population of 64,426 (2004 census). Rivera is 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. In 1943, the Plaza Internacional (on the photo) was built, celebrating this peaceful relations… (More on Rivera)