Baron of Mauá International Bridge
International Bridge between Uruguay and Brazil
The Baron of Mauá International Bridge (Portuguese: Ponte Internacional Barão de Mauá, Spanish: Puente Internacional Barón de Mauá) is a bridge that crosses the Jaguarão River, linking the cities of Jaguarão, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil and Río Branco, Uruguay.[1]
Built between 1927 and 1930, it was named in honor of Irineu Evangelista de Souza, Baron and Viscount of Mauá, an important businessman and banker who developed activities in both countries during the 19th century.[1]
References
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- ^ a b "Baron of Mauá International Bridge" (in Portuguese). Ministry of Transport (Brazil). Archived from the original on 27 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
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Cerro Largo Department of UruguayCapital: Melo
- Aceguá
- Arbolito
- Arévalo
- Bañado de Medina
- Centurión
- Cerro de las Cuentas
- Fraile Muerto
- Isidoro Noblía
- Las Cañas
- Plácido Rosas
- Quebracho
- Ramón Trigo
- Río Branco
- Tres Islas
- Tupambaé
villages
- Aceguá
- Barrio López Benítez
- Fraile Muerto
- Hipódromo
- Isidoro Noblia
- Melo
- Plácido Rosas
- Rio Branco
- Tupambaé
- Baron of Mauá International Bridge
- Juana de Ibarbourou's birthplace
- Laguna Merín
- Melo Stadium
- Posta del Chuy
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