The culture of Uruguay is diverse in its nature since the nation's population is one of multicultural origins. Uruguay has a legacy of artistic and literary traditions, especially for its small size. The culture of Uruguay is known to be heavily European influenced, mostly by the contribution of its alternating conquerors, Spain and Portugal.
Luis Alberto Lacalle de Herrera, GCMG is a Uruguayan politician and lawyer who served as President of Uruguay from 1990 to 1995.
Carlos Martínez may refer to:
The 1949 South American Championship was the 21st edition of the Copa América, the main national team football competition in South America. It was held in, and won by, Brazil. Paraguay finished as runner-up while Argentina withdrew from the tournament.
The South American Championship 1959 was a football tournament held in Argentina, and won by Argentina with Brazil as runner-up. Colombia and Ecuador withdrew from the tournament. Pelé from Brazil was named best player of the tournament and was the top scorer with 8 goals.
Uruguay competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 61 competitors, 60 men and 1 woman, took part in 32 events in 11 sports.
The 1960 Copa de Campeones de América was the first season of the Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores, CONMEBOL's premier club tournament. Seven association's clubs entered the first competition, with three not sending a representative. The first match of the tournament was played between Uruguayan side Peñarol and Bolivian side Jorge Wilstermann on April 19 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
Hugo Fernández Faingold is a Uruguayan political figure, who served as Vice President of Uruguay.
Carlos Alberto Aguilera Nova is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a forward. He represented Uruguay at an international level, earning a total of 64 caps.
Melian may refer to:
The 2004 Beach Soccer World Championships was the tenth and final edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships, the most prestigious competition in international beach soccer contested by men's national teams; the following year, the competition was replaced by the second iteration of a world cup in beach soccer, the better known FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. It was organized by Brazilian sports agency Koch Tavares in cooperation with and under the supervision of Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW), the sports governing body.
The Copa Ricardo Aldao, popularly called Campeonato Rioplatense and Copa Río de La Plata, was an official AFA-AUF football club competition contested annually, albeit irregularly, between the league champions of Argentina and Uruguay. The trophy was donated by Argentine football executive Ricardo Aldao (1863–1956), who would later become president of the Argentine Football Association.
Hugo Fernández Artucio was a Uruguayan teacher of philosophy, historian and politician.
Rhynchoryza is a genus of plants in the grass family. The only known species is Rhynchoryza subulata, native to Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay.
Giant is a 2009 comedy film, written and directed by Adrían Biniez, an Argentinian film director living in Uruguay.
Leopoldo Artucio (1903-1976) was an Uruguayan architect and architectural historian. Artucio was also Dean of the Faculty of Architecture in Montevideo.
Alberto Nin Frías was a Uruguayan writer, lecturer and journalist. Among other topics, he is noted for his work on homoeroticism.