On Thursday, the world's longest carnival returned to Montevideo's main avenue with a vibrant opening parade of dance, music ...

This gallery highlights some of the most compelling images made or published in the past week by The Associated Press from Latin America and the Caribbean. The selection was curated by AP photographer ...

Austin Mullins and Jack Richards, both from the US, relocated from New York to Uruguay after being won over by the South ...

With the colors of the national flag and the State Coat of Arms embroidered in the center, Uruguay's presidential sash is ...

At Monday evening’s meeting of the Montevideo City Council, new and re-elected council members took the oath of office. Re-elected council member is Bev Olson and newly elected council member is Dean ...

Night - Cloudy. Winds SE at 6 to 8 mph (9.7 to 12.9 kph). The overnight low will be 17 °F (-8.3 °C). Cloudy with a high of 30 °F (-1.1 °C) and a 48% chance of precipitation. Winds from SE to ...

The world experienced its hottest year in 2024 since records began, but in the small South American country of Uruguay, ...

She took up religious work while still a teenager and spent two years in Montevideo, Uruguay, before moving to Rio de Janeiro and eventually settling in her home state of Rio Grande do Sul.

"I'm young, pretty and friendly - all very good, positive qualities that you have too," she told visitors to her retirement home in the southern Brazilian city of Porto Alegre. The 116-year-old ...