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MasterChef (Uruguayan TV Series)
''MasterChef Uruguay'' is an Uruguayan competitive cooking game show based on the original British series of the same name, open to amateur and home chefs. Broadcast by Channel 10, debuted on April 3, 2017, it is presented by Diego González. Sergio Puglia, Laurent Lainé and Lucía Soria served as judges for the first three seasons, while in the fourth one, Ximena Torres replaced Soria. Format The winner plays for a prize that includes chef training from Crandon Institute, a trip to Girona to go to learn for 3 days at El Celler de Can Roca, and UYU$200,000 in cash. The competition takes place in the ''MasterChef'' soundstage located in La Aguada, Montevideo Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ... which includes a supermarket, a restaurant, and a large kitchen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Channel 10 (Uruguay)
Channel 10 (legally known as SAETA TV Canal 10) is a Uruguayan free-to-air television channel based in Montevideo, founded in 1956 by Raul Fontaina as the first TV broadcaster in the country and the fourth in Latin America. SAETA ("Arrow") is a backronym for "Anonymous Society of Television Broadcasting and Appendants" (''Sociedad Anónima Emisora de Televisión y Anexos''). The channel is owned by Grupo Fontaina - De Feo. Programming Current ; Original programming * Informativo Carve (radio news) * Subrayado (news) * Got Talent Uruguay (talent show) * Arriba gente (magazine) * La mañana en casa (magazine) * La tarde en casa (magazine) * Puglia invita (interviews) * Consentidas (interviews) * Vida y obra (interviews) * Día cero (documentaries) * La peluquería de don Mateo (entertainment) * Polémica en el bar (talk show) * Punto Penal (sports magazine) * Mejor con música (music) * ¿Quién quiere ser millonario? (quiz show) * Got Talent Uruguay (talent show) * La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sayago, Montevideo
Sayago is a '' barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay. Location This barrio borders Conciliación to the northwest, Peñarol - Lavalleja to the northeast, Paso de las Duranas to the southeast and Belvedere to the southwest. History It was founded in 1873 and was declared a "Pueblo" (village) on 10 March 1913 by the Act of Ley N° 4.311. On 1 July 1953, its status was elevated to "Villa" (town) by the Act of Ley N° 11.966. Eventually, it has been integrated to Montevideo. Places of worship * Our Lady of Lebanon Church (Eastern Catholic The Eastern Catholic Churches or Oriental Catholic Churches, also called the Eastern-Rite Catholic Churches, Eastern Rite Catholicism, or simply the Eastern Churches, are 23 Eastern Christian autonomous (''sui iuris'') particular churches of ..., Maronite) See also * Barrios of Montevideo References External links Revista Raíces/ Historia del barrio Sayago Barrios of Montevideo {{Montevideo-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tacuarembó
Tacuarembó ( Guarani: ''Takuarembo'', literally: "Bamboo shoot") is the capital city of the Tacuarembó Department in north-central Uruguay. Location and geography The city is located on Km. 390 of Route 5, south-southwest of Rivera, the capital city of the Rivera Department. Routes 26 and 31 also meet Route 5 within the city limits. The stream Arroyo Tacuarembó Chico, a tributary of Río Tacuarembó, flows through the north part of the city. As of the census of 2011, it is the eighth most populated city of the country. History On 24 October 1831, a presidential decree by Fructuoso Rivera ordered the creation of a city in the region. The task was entrusted to the President's brother, Colonel Bernabé Rivera. Colonel Rivera left Montevideo on a three-month journey with a caravan of wagons and families, towards the shore of the Tacuaremboty River, which in the Guaraní language means "river of the reeds". The area was surveyed and divided into blocks for settlement. On ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centro, Montevideo
Centro is the inner city ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay. Its main avenue is 18 de Julio Avenue. It is delimited by La Paz Str. to the North, Florida Str. (North of 18 de julio Av.) and Andes Str. (South of 18 de Julio Av.) to the West, Canelones Str. to the South and Barrios Amorin Str. to the East. It used to be the main commercial venue of the city, but after the opening of the first malls, many small stores started closing down. Now, that process is being reverted and the area is coming back to life. History Because of the military origins of Montevideo, it had been forbidden to build anything permanent in the area outside the walls of the city up to the time that Uruguay gained Independence. That area was called Campo de Marte or ''ejido'' (common). Around 1750, the colonial ''Gobernación Política y Militar de Montevideo'' traced the limits of the forbidden area at "a canonball's reach" from the city's fortifications by a line or "''cordón''". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rocha, Uruguay
Rocha () is the capital city of the Rocha Department in Uruguay. Location and geography The city is located on the intersection of Route 9 (Uruguay), Route 9 with Route 15, about northeast of San Carlos, Uruguay, San Carlos of Maldonado Department. The stream Arroyo Rocha flows along the west limits of the city. History It was founded in 1793 and had acquired the status of "Villa" (town) before the Independence of Uruguay. On 7 July 1880 it was made capital of the Department of Rocha by the Act of Ley Nº 1.474, while its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) on 10 January 1894 by the Act of Ley Nº 2.252. In literature Rocha department features in Carlos Maria Dominguez's 2004 novel Casa de Papel (trs English, 2005, The house of paper). The narrator visits the ruins of a house of books ergo, 'house of paper' which had been built and then destroyed by an obsessive book collector on the sand spit separating Rocha lagoon from the ocean. Population In 2011 Rocha had a population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciudad De La Costa
Ciudad de la Costa is a city in Canelones Department of Uruguay, on the banks of the Río de la Plata between the streams Arroyo Carrasco and Arroyo Pando. It is considered an extension of the metropolitan area of Montevideo which it borders to the west, while to the east it borders Costa de Oro. It was declared a city on 19 October 1994 and given its current name. At the 2011 census, it was the second most populated city of Uruguay between Montevideo and Salto. Ciudad de la Costa is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs, but which does not include the area of Barra de Carrasco. History The area, characterized by a sandy beach 16 km long, was known as "Rincón de Carrasco" during the 19th century. It was populated gradually during the 20th century, forming a series of resorts starting from Barra de Carrasco in the west, up to El Pinar in the east. The various resorts became characterized by a high floating population that inhabited the area only in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unión, Montevideo
Unión is a ''neighbourhood'' of Montevideo, Uruguay. Location Unión shares borders with Mercado Modelo and Villa Española to the northwest, Maroñas to the northeast, Malvín Norte to the east, Buceo and Parque Batlle to the south and La Blanqueada and Larrañaga to the southwest. History Its history started in 1845, during General Oribe's siege of Montevideo, which at the time was little more than the actual Ciudad Vieja, by the creation of the Tribunal of Unión in the area. In 1849, Oribe founded here a village called "Restauración". After the end of the civil war, its status was elevated from "Pueblo" (village) to "Villa" (town) and was renamed to "Villa de la Unión" by Decree of 11 November 1851. Educational facilities * Colegio y Liceo Santa Luisa de Marillac (private, established 1919 by the Vicentian Sisters, lay since 1993) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pocitos
:''Pocitos is also the colloquial name for the city of Salvador Mazza, Salta Province, Argentina'' Pocitos is an upscale beach ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) in Uruguay's capital city, Montevideo. Location This area is located along the banks of the Rio de la Plata. It borders Buceo to the east, Parque Batlle to the north, Tres Cruces, Cordón and Parque Rodó to the west and Punta Carretas to the south. The beach The barrio is known for its beach, Playa Pocitos, and the Rambla, or boulevard, that lies alongside it. Pocitos is characterized by its apartment buildings of 10 to 15 stories that lie right on the Rambla providing excellent views of the barrio, the beach, and the river. Playa Pocitos, or Pocitos Beach, is preferred by the teenage population. These beaches are also recognized for their soccer, volleyball, and nautical events and championships. Pocitos is located only 10 minutes away from the centre of Montevideo. Along the Rambla can be found many chic and fanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paso Carrasco
Paso de Carrasco or Paso Carrasco is a city in the Canelones Department of Uruguay. Paso Carrasco is also the name of the municipality to which the city belongs and which includes also Barra de Carrasco and the area of the International Airport. Location The city is located on Route 106 (Camino Carrasco), east of the stream Arroyo Carrasco. Across this stream it borders the Montevideo Department, to the southeast it borders the Ciudad de la Costa, while to the northeast is the Carrasco International Airport. History On 15 October 1963 its status was elevated to "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 13.167. On 19 October 1994, its status was further elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 16.608. Population According to the 2011 census, Paso Carrasco had a population of 15,908. In 2010, the ''Intendencia de Canelones'' had estimated a population of 19,775 for the municipality during the elections. The official site of the ''Intendencia de Canelones'' states now a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treinta Y Tres
Treinta y Tres () is the capital city of the Treinta y Tres Department in eastern Uruguay. Location The city is located on Route 8 (Uruguay), Route 8, on the north banks of Olimar Grande River. The city is almost surrounded by a populated rural area, a zone of ''chacras'' (ranches), known as Ejido de Treinta y Tres. History Its name means "Thirty Three" and refers to the 19th-century national heroes, the Thirty-Three Orientals, 33 Orientales, who established the independence of Uruguay. Coincidentally, the city is located near the 33rd parallel south, 33°S line of latitude, making the name doubly appropriate. On 10 March 1853 it was declared a "Pueblo" (village) by the Act of Ley Nº 307 and on 20 September 1884 it was made capital of the department created by Ley Nº 1.754. According to the Act of Ley Nº 3.544, on 19 July 1909 it held the status of "Villa" (town), which was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) on 29 September 1915 by the Act of Ley 5.335. Population In 2011, Treinta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canelones, Uruguay
Canelones () is the capital of the department of Canelones in Uruguay. Its name is derived from a species of cinnamon, which is called "canelón", growing along the banks of the homonymous river. Since 2010, the city is also the seat of the municipality of Canelones. Location The city is located on Route 5 about North of Montevideo and on its intersection with Route 64. It lies on the west bank of the river Arroyo Canelón Chico. History It was founded on 24 April 1783 under the name "Villa Guadalupe". It became capital of one of the nine earlier Departments of the Republic. The railroad arrived here in 1874, while in 1908 National Route 5 from Montevideo was inaugurated. On 23 March 1916, it was renamed to "Canelones" and its status was elevated to "Ciudad" (city) by the Act of Ley Nº 5.400. Population According to the 2011 census, Canelones had a population of 19,865. In 2010, the ''Intendencia de Canelones'' had recorded a population of 25,961 for the municipality during th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malvín
Malvín is a '' barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo, Uruguay. Location Malvín borders Buceo to the west, Malvín Norte and Las Canteras to the north, Punta Gorda to the east and the coastline to the south. Economy The coastal avenue along Malvín is called Rambla O'Higgins and across it is ''Playa Malvín'', the beach of Malvín; the area was once a very popular resort. Malvín is named after Juan Balvín. Over time, the expansion of the city resulted in a major building development in the neighborhood, which increased markedly in size to become one of the fastest growing areas of the city. The price per square metre in this area is one of the most expensive in the city (along with areas like Carrasco, Punta Gorda, and Punta Carretas). The ''barrio'' is includes the formerly separate barrios Malvín Nuevo and Malvín Viejo. The Isla de las Gaviotas (Seagulls Islet) is a relevant birdwatching site. Education The ''barrio'' contains several schools includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
