Traditional rodeo in Montevideo

Hundreds of gauchos (South American cowboys), gathered in Montevideo (Uruguay) on the competition for the best rider.

In Montevideo, is a traditional celebration of rodeo. The best riders of Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil are fighting for the right to receive the grand prize and the title of the cowboy. Race condition simple - to survive in the saddle longer than the others. Although symbolic prize - $ 250, you can get it quickly: just 10-15 seconds after hold in the saddle more usually not possible to anyone. Uruguayan rodeo is very popular to take a look at the fight with horse sobirayutsya usually about half a million onlookers.













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