Leonardo Haberkorn Manevich (born 27 December 1963 in Montevideo) [1] is a Uruguayan journalist, professor and writer. [2]
Leonardo Haberkorn Manevich (born 27 December 1963 in Montevideo) [1] is a Uruguayan journalist, professor and writer. [2]
Estadio Centenario is a stadium in the Parque Batlle of Montevideo, Uruguay, used primarily for football. The stadium was built between 1929 and 1930 to host the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup, as well as to commemorate the centenary of Uruguay's first constitution. It is listed by FIFA as one of the football world's classic stadiums. On July 18, 1983, it was declared by FIFA as the first Historical Monument of World Football, to this day the only building to achieve this recognition worldwide.
Gaucho literature, also known as gauchesco ("gauchoesque") genre was a literary movement purporting to use the language of the gauchos, comparable to the American cowboy, and reflecting their mentality. Although earlier works have been identified as gauchoesque, the movement particularly thrived from the 1870s to 1920s in Argentina, Uruguay and southern Brazil after which the movement petered out, although some works continued to be written. Gauchoesque works continue to be read and studied as a significant part of Argentine literary history.
Club Plaza Colonia de Deportes, or simply Plaza Colonia, is a Uruguayan professional football club from Colonia del Sacramento, that competes in the Uruguayan Primera Division. Founded in 1887, the club plays its home games at the 12,000 seater Estadio Profesor Alberto Suppici.
Enrique de Gandía was an Argentine historian, author of over a hundred books.
Leonardo Garet is a Uruguayan writer, teacher, and member of the National Academy of Uruguay.
Lisa Block de Behar is an Uruguayan professor of Linguistics and researcher in Literary Theory, Comparative Literature and Communication media.
Eduardo Cuitiño Bosio is a Uruguayan writer/author and mathematician known for his investigations and essays on two historic figures: Carlos Gardel and Jack the Ripper.
Daniel Vidart was a Uruguayan anthropologist, writer, historian, and essayist.
Ángel Canaveris (1847-1897) was an Argentine pediatrician and psychiatrist, who had a preponderant role in the beginnings of Uruguayan Medicine. He served in Montevideo as general director of the Hospital Vilardebó and Hospital Maciel.
Benjamín Nahum is a Uruguayan historian, professor, and researcher.
Ernesto Fígoli, nicknamed "Matucho", was a Uruguayan football manager. He managed Uruguay to victory in the 1920 and 1926 South American Championships, and to the gold medal at the 1924 Olympics. Later, he contributed to Uruguay's 1928 Olympics gold medal and 1930 and 1950 FIFA World Cup wins as masseur and kinesiologist. He was named world's greatest manager of the 1920s by Berlin-Britz.
Amparo Menéndez-Carrión is an author and a scholar specialized in comparative politics and Latin American studies. She received her BA in Political Science at the University of Minnesota and her M.A. and Ph.D in International Relations and Comparative Politics at The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. She was Director General of FLACSO Ecuador for two consecutive terms (1987-1995). Her book La Conquista del Voto en Ecuador was declared by her peers ‘Best Book of the Year in the Social Sciences’. Her most recent book was recipient of the Bartolome Hidalgo award for non-fiction book of 2016 in Uruguay.
Fany Puyesky Mitnik was a lawyer, writer, and dramatist known as "the first feminist" of Uruguay.
Gloria Helena Corbellini Troche is a Uruguayan writer and professor.
María Seoane is an Argentine economist, journalist, and writer who has ventured into film. She has won numerous awards and published eight books on political issues in Argentine history. She was the director of LRA Radio Nacional from 2009 until her resignation on 21 December 2015.
Gabriel Matías Fernández Leites is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Mexican club FC Juárez, on loan from Spanish club RC Celta de Vigo.
Roberto Ventura is a Uruguayan neuropsychologist, psychiatrist, activist, musician, author and professor.
Agustín Álvarez Martínez is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Peñarol and the Uruguay national team.
Silvia Rodríguez Villamil was an Uruguayan historian, feminist, writer, as well as a political and social activist.
Gerardo Caetano Hargain is a Uruguayan historian, professor, political scientist, and former association football player.
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