Chuy

Chuy is a town in the Atlantic Coast region of Uruguay, with its twin town of Chuí right across the street in Brazil.

Chuy river, the border between Uruguay and Brazil

The main street in Chuy is the actual border between Uruguay and Brazil. One half of the town speaks Spanish and pays in pesos, while the other half speaks Portuguese and pays in reais.

Get in

Buses stop in the center of town, on Leonardo Olivera near the Plaza Artigas.

The border is open, so you're free to cross back and forth between Chuí and Chuy. If you plan to continue into Brazil past the town of Chuí, though, make sure you get your passport stamped at 🌍 passport control before entering the town. Bus drivers should stop there and wait for you if you ask them to. When leaving Chuí for the rest of Brazil, you'll likewise need to stop at 🌍 Brazilian passport control, and the same thing in reverse if you're coming from Brazil to Uruguay.

Get around

By taxi

• Radio Taxi Chuy, ☎ [phone]. All the day. Fee depends on distance travelled.. 

See

• The main street might be not a impressive sight, but it is the actual border between Uruguay and Brazil.

Do

• 🌍 Casinos del Estado, Avenida Brasil 545, ☎ [phone]. 

Buy

• Angra Free Shop, Avenida Brasil 611, ☎ [phone]. 
• Angra II Free Shop, Avenida Brasil 521 (at Brasil gallery), ☎ [phone]. 
• Border Free Shop, Avenida Brasil 583, ☎ [phone]. 
• Center Shop, Avenida Brasil 643, ☎ [phone]. 

Eat

• Restorán Los Leños, Gral Artigas 113, ☎ [phone]. 
• Restorán Miravos, Avenida Brasil 507, ☎ [phone]. 
• Tango Restoran y Cafetería, Avenida Brasil 321, ☎ [phone]. 
• Restorán Jesús, Avenida Brasil 603, ☎ [phone]. 

Drink

Sleep

• Alerces, Laguna de Castillos 578, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 
• 🌍 Etnico Hostel, Laguna Negra 299, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 
• Fortín de San Miguel, Ruta 19 Km 9 (between 18 de Julio and Chuy st.), ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. from $ 71,5 the night. 
• 🌍 Hotel Internacional, Avenida Brasil 679, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 
• 🌍 Madruga Hotel, ☎ [phone]. 
• Nuevo Plaza Hotel, Arachanes 565, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 
• Victoria Hotel, ☎ [phone]. 

Connect

General

• Administración Nacional de Correos (postal mail service), Gral. Artigas w/n, ☎ [phone]. 
• ANTEL (telecomunicaciones) (phone and internet), Samuel Priliac and Gral. Artigas, ☎ [phone]. 
• Ciber Game, 1º de Agosto 920, ☎ [phone], toll-free: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. A internet café where you can connect to internet. 

Radios

• Radio Oceánica FM 89.3, Av. Artigas 124, ☎ [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. Journalism and variety programs, in Spanish. 

Stay safe

• Firefighters (Dirección Nacional de Bomberos, Destacamento de Chuy), Ruta 9 and Av. Brasil, ☎ [phone]. 
• Police (Comisaría Seccional 5ª), Av. Brasil y Ruta 9, ☎ [phone]. 
• 🌍 Hospital of Chuy (Públic Health Service), Santa Teresa s/n (between Río Olimar and Río Cebollatí st.), ☎ [phone]. 
• Médica Uruguaya (Private Health Service), Bernardo Ventura 520, ☎ [phone]. 

Cope

Banks

• Bank of the Eastern Republic of Uruguay (Banco de la República Oriental de Uruguay), Gral. Artigas and Guaraníes, ☎ [phone]. 

Diplomatic missions

•  Brasil Consulate to Uruguay, A. Fossati w/n, ☎ [phone]. 

Go next

• Seven kilometer west of town is the beautiful Fuerte San Miguel an old Spanish fortress. There are infrequent buses going, but hitchhiking is also an option. If you have to wait for your connection it's worth a visit.
• Punta del Diablo – the nearest major beach town, less than an hour away by car or bus