Brazo Oriental

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Brazo Oriental is a neighborhood of Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. Brazo Oriental is a residential zone located 12 minutes from Montevideo's center. The limits of the neighborhood are Artigas Boulevard in the south, General Flores Avenue in the east, Burgues Avenue in the west and José Batlle y Ordóñez Boulevard in the north.

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Brazo Oriental is surrounded by the following neighborhoods: Reducto, La Figurita, Jacinto Vera (south), Bolivar (east), Atahualpa, Aires Puros (west) and Cerrito de la Victoria (north).

The bus lines that pass through Brazo Oriental are the following: 76, 185, 186, 526 (Artigas Boulevard); 155, 156, 396, 404, 456 (San Martín avenue); 150, 158 (Burgues avenue); 169, 175, 199, 505 (General Flores avenue); 181, 182, 183, 306 (Luis Alberto de Herrera avenue); 2, 173 (José Batlle y Ordóñez Boulevard).

The most important landmarks of the neighborhood are the Museo de la Casa de Luis Alberto de Herrera, historical leader of the Partido Nacional, the Escuela Superior de Comercio of the Universidad del Trabajo del Uruguay (UTU) and the headquarters of the Colón F.C.sports club.