«Rural del Prado» - festival of rodeo in Uruguay Bashny.Net

Since 1925, in Montevideo, hosts an annual festival of rodeo. From the very first of the event, its name is always «Rural del Prado».





The festival is held traditionally in the Patria Grande, during the so-called carnival week Semana Criolla, or otherwise, Easter week. This time, the festival kicked off the first of April. During the time of the event, it will have time to visit the more than 200 thousand visitors and participants. Guests come not only to see the rodeo, but also listen to folk music, watch traditional dances, as well as visit the exhibition Masters crafts, food and a nice Uruguayan wine. Festivals rodeos all over the planet passes enough, but «Rural del Prado» is considered the largest and most colorful of them.















































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