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It is a fixture in Uruguayan daily life. Uruguayans consume a large amount of beef , [ 12 ] primarily at gatherings known in the continent as the asado . The parrillada (beef platter), chivito (a substantial steak sandwich), and pasta are the national dishes.
Uruguay has won the Copa América (an international tournament for South American nations and guests) 15 times, such as Argentina, the last one in 2011. Uruguay has by far the smallest population of any country that has won a World Cup. [188] Despite their early success, they missed three World Cups in four attempts from 1994 to 2006. [188]
Daily life at rural areas theoretically built people's character and kept them away from sloth and indecency. As Luis Alberto de Herrera stated, ranches were seen as "workshops of rightful men, home to work and noblesse , where there is no place for idleness, and where no evils can be learned" and a "synonym of decency, of honesty, of ...
This cultural diversity was reflected in the city’s daily life, cuisine, and traditions, shaping the city’s cosmopolitan identity. [47] It also began to stand out for its modern architecture, marked by the adoption of the Art Deco and other European architectural styles which graced numerous buildings and shaped the urban landscape. [48] [49]
This is a list of newspapers in Uruguay. Current Newspapers. Brecha Digital edition; Búsqueda (Montevideo) Digital edition; El ...
[4] 58.9% of the inhabitants of Montevideo were covered by mutualistas in 1971 and 11.8% had the official health card from the Ministry of Public Health which entitled them to free health care. 16.6% had no coverage of any kind. [5] The current Uruguayan healthcare system is the State Health Services Administration (ASSE) created in 1987. The ...
The Church of Saint Joseph and Saint Maximilian Kolbe (Spanish: Iglesia de San José y San Maximiliano Kolbe), popularly known as Iglesia de los Conventuales (due to its history as a former claustration convent), is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay. [1]
Magali Herrera was born in 1914 in Rivera, Uruguay [2] to a notable local family. [3] She was an autodidact who worked in a variety of media prior to creating the visual works for which she is known. She was a precocious writer of poems and stories, which were never published, and also wrote for several daily papers, working as a journalist.