Barra del Chuy
Barra del Chuy is a resort in the Rocha Department of southeastern Uruguay. Its name means Mouth of Chui. It is the last coastal resort of Uruguay, bordering Brazil to the southeast with the stream Arroyo Chui as the natural border.Notable Places in the Area
Chuí Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Chuí Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in Barra do Chuí, at the mouth of Chuí Stream, just 1 kilometre from the Uruguayan border; the lighthouse is the southernmost of all the Brazilian lights. Photo: FrancoBras, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Localities in the Area
Chuy
Chuy is a town in the Atlantic Coast region of Uruguay, with its twin town of Chuí right across the street in Brazil. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.Chuí
Chuí is in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in the South of Brazil, at the border with Uruguay. Photo: Georgez, Public domain.Barra del Chuy
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Uruguay, South America
Latitude -33.7551° or 33° 45' 18.5" south | Longitude -53.389° or 53° 23' 20.4" west |
Population 370 | Elevation 5 metres (16 feet) |
OpenStreetMap ID node 1323136291 | GeoNames ID 3443676 |
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Also Known As
- Cebuano: Chuí
- Dutch: Barra del Chuy
- French: Barra del Chuy
- German: Barra del Chuy
- Italian: Barra del Chuy
- Norwegian: Barra del Chuy
- Norwegian Bokmål: Barra del Chuy
- Portuguese: Barra de Chuy
- Portuguese: Barra de chuy
- Portuguese: Barra del Chuy
- Portuguese: Playa de Barra del Chuy
- Portuguese: Playa de barra del chuy
- Spanish: Barra del Chuy
- Spanish: Barra del chuy
- Swedish: Chuí
- Balneario Barra del Chuy
- Barra Do Chuy
- La Barra
In the Area
Localities
- PuimayenVillage
- Chuí2½ km north
- AtlânticoLocality, 2½ km northeast
- EuzebioIzabelino BermudezNeighborhood, 9 km northwest
Landmarks
- Sub Prefectura de ChuyPolice station
- Marco 1-PHistoric site
- Marco 2-PHistoric site, 8 km northwest
- PolicíaPolice station, 9 km northwest
Other Places
- Barra del ChuyHotel
- Cañada de la BarritaStream, 3½ km northwest
- Paso RealFord, 8 km northwest
- Bañado de las MaravillasSwamp, 14 km west
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