Montevideo is the name of the capital city of Uruguay. It is pronounced the same both in English and Spanish.
MON-teh-vee-deh-oh
Folklore states that this name came about because the location the city would occupy was charted as the sixth hill from east to west. In Spanish that is
Monte (hill)
VI (Roman numeral for 6)
De Este a Oeste.
Monte VI d E O.
Mon-teh-vi-DAY-oh Mon like don, te like in kitten, vi like in "it", oh like in "go"
Montevideo is located in the South American country of Uruguay, serving as both the capital and largest city in the country. The city was founded in 1724 by the Spanish and served as a strategic port and base for the Spanish Crown in South America. Since 1828 the city has been under the control of an independent Uruguay.
Tradition tells that upon sighting the mountain that overlooks the bay, Magellan told his pilot, in Latin, "Monte Videm", signaling an ample and secure port, guarded by the hill, originating there the name of the Uruguyan capital.
Montevideo is not cheap, it's expensive for Uruguayans. For tourists is similar to prices in Europe, more expensive than the US.
It has a sub-tropical climate, with mild winters with a temperature that is rarely under 0º C (32º F) or over 33º C (91º F) in the summer. It rains all over the year with an average of 5 days of rain a month, no snow or great storms.
Montevideo is the capital and largest city of Uruguay. Caracas is the capital and the largest city of Venezuela.
Montevideo is the capital of Uruguay and is roughly opposite Buenos Aires.
weird question, it seems you already know the answer.
anyway, the answer is obviously Rio de Janeiro, since São Paulo is QUITE LARGER than Rio de Janeiro (about 6 million people larger when considering only municipalities, about 9 million people larger when considering metro areas)
Uruguay, in the south east of the continent.
Montevideo was founded in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, governor of Buenos Aires.
Montevideo is the only department (out of 19) in Uruguay without cities inside, it's a big city with only neighbourdhoods (because of it's small size).
Montevideo is the capital and largest city of Uruguay.