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Montevideo, Uruguay
5 customs and traditions in Montevideo — what they are, and how to take part without causing offence.
Uruguayans drink more per head than anyone; thermos under the arm is the national posture.
Afro-Uruguayan drumming, UNESCO-listed, played through the streets on Sunday evenings.
The longest carnival in the world, running forty days, with murga performance.
As in Argentina, and taken equally seriously.
Hosts and winners of the first World Cup in 1930; the Estadio Centenario has a museum.
