# Pocitos

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{{About||the Mexican town|Pocitos, Aguascalientes|the city in Salta, Argentina|Salvador Mazza, Salta}}
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'''Pocitos''' is an upscale seaside [''barrio'' of Montevideo](/source/Barrios_of_Montevideo), [Uruguay](/source/Uruguay). It borders [Buceo](/source/Buceo) to the east, [Parque Batlle](/source/Parque_Batlle) to the north, [Tres Cruces](/source/Tres_Cruces), [Cordón](/source/Cord%C3%B3n) and [Parque Rodó](/source/Parque_Rod%C3%B3) to the west and [Punta Carretas](/source/Punta_Carretas) to the south. 

Pocitos is politically included in the CH Municipality of Montevideo, and located along the banks of the [Rio de la Plata](/source/R%C3%ADo_de_la_Plata), it is one of the most famous beaches in the city.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-02-13 |title=Rambla de Pocitos |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/opinion/ecos/rambla-de-pocitos |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=EL PAIS |language=en}}</ref> The neighborhood is an affluent area of the city, characterized by the presence of high-rise apartment buildings facing the [Rambla](/source/Rambla_of_Montevideo) and the main boulevards, together with old [neoclassical](/source/Neoclassical_architecture) and eclectic mansions.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-08-05 |title=Cae la última casa antigua sobre la rambla de Pocitos |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/cae-la-ultima-casa-antigua-sobre-la-rambla-de-pocitos |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=EL PAIS |language=en}}</ref>

== History ==
left|thumb|Gran Hotel Pocitos and the tram in the 1910s.
The neighborhood emerged as a seaside resort in the 19th century, but it was formally inaugurated in 1886, under the name of ''Nuestra Señora de los Pocitos''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-02 |title=Barrio Pocitos {{!}} Municipio CH |url=https://municipioch.montevideo.gub.uy/node/172 |access-date=2023-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702043958/https://municipioch.montevideo.gub.uy/node/172 |archive-date=2022-07-02 }}</ref> The name is due to the habit of washerwomen going to the beach to wash their clothes, for which they made wells ({{Langx|es|Pozos}}) in the clean sand.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lava la ropa, mulata |url=http://viajes.elpais.com.uy/2021/12/12/lava-la-ropa-mulata/ |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=viajes.elpais.com.uy |language=en-ES}}</ref> Initially it was an independent town from the city, but over time it was absorbed with the urban expansion of Montevideo.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-15 |title=El Pocitos de ayer |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/especiales/el-pocitos-de-ayer |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=EL PAIS |language=en}}</ref>

In 1906, a tram line was inaugurated that connected the Customs House in the [Ciudad Vieja](/source/Ciudad_Vieja%2C_Montevideo) with Pocitos.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-09-25 |title=60 años sin tranvías |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/domingo/60-anos-sin-tranvias |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=EL PAIS |language=en}}</ref> This increased the popularity of the area, which became more accessible to the inhabitants of the downtown area of the city. In addition, the eclectic-style Gran Hotel Pocitos was built, which was a symbol of social status at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |title=IM realizó limpieza en Playa pocitos y desenterró restos de antiguo hotel |url=https://www.montevideo.com.uy/Noticias/IM-realizo-limpieza-en-Playa-pocitos-y-desenterro-restos-de-antiguo-hotel-uc279034 |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Montevideo Portal |language=es}}</ref> The building was partially destroyed due to a storm in 1923 and years later it closed permanently.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-07-28 |title=Limpian playa y aparecen restos del Hotel de los Pocitos |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/limpian-playa-y-aparecen-restos-del-hotel-de-los-pocitos |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=EL PAIS |language=en}}</ref>
left|thumb|Rambla of Pocitos in 1954
In the 1920s and 1930s it became a residential area, due to the construction of a large number of private residences of European architecture. In 1921 a [multipurpose stadium](/source/Estadio_Pocitos) was built in the area, which was one of the venues of the first [FIFA World Cup](/source/FIFA_World_Cup) held in [1930](/source/1930_FIFA_World_Cup), and site of the first goal in World Cup history.<ref>{{Cite news |title=La curiosa historia de la casa de Uruguay donde se marcó el primer gol en la historia de los Mundiales de fútbol |language=es |work=BBC News Mundo |url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/deportes-43882051 |access-date=2023-07-24}}</ref> In the following years there was a great real estate development, and by the 1950s, Pocitos already surpassed [Centro](/source/Centro%2C_Montevideo) in number of apartment buildings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PLAN ESPECIAL DE ORDENACIÓN, PROTECCIÓN Y MEJORA DE POCITOS - Intendencia de Montevideo |url=https://montevideo.gub.uy/sites/default/files/biblioteca/1memoriainformacion.pdf}}</ref> Architects such as Walter Pintos Risso, [Luis García Pardo](/source/Luis_Garc%C3%ADa_Pardo), Raúl Sichero Bouret, Gonzalo Vázquez Barrière and others are household names in Pocitos.

The neighborhood fell victim to even greater [gentrification](/source/gentrification) throughout the 1970s and 1980s as many high-rise apartment buildings for affluent residents were constructed.<ref>{{cite web |author=<!-- not stated --> |title=The Interior, Littoral, Greater Montevideo and Coast |url=https://countrystudies.us/uruguay/28.htm |website=[Country Studies](/source/Library_of_Congress_Country_Studies) |publisher=[Library of Congress](/source/Library_of_Congress) |access-date=4 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Portes |first=Alejandro |date=1989 |title=Latin American Urbanization during the Years of the Crisis |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/2503697 |journal=[Latin American Research Review](/source/Latin_American_Research_Review) |volume=24 |issue=3 |pages=19 |access-date=4 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite thesis |last=Florencia Castelló Robaina |first=María |date=2015 |title=Gentrificación en Montevideo: una mirada desde Ciudad Vieja y Barrio Sur |url=https://www.colibri.udelar.edu.uy/jspui/bitstream/20.500.12008/9987/1/TS_Castell%C3%B3Mar%C3%ADaFlorencia.pdf |degree=Sociology |page=8-9 |location=Montevideo |publisher=[University of the Republic](/source/University_of_the_Republic_(Uruguay)) |access-date=4 October 2025}}</ref>

Pocitos increased its population to a great extent, ranking as one of the districts with the highest population density and highest real estate prices.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lapasta |first=Bernardo |title=Estos son los barrios más caros de Montevideo para alquilar |url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/estos-son-los-barrios-mas-caros-de-montevideo-para-alquilar-202210510051 |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=El Observador}}</ref>

== Pocitos Beach ==
center|frameless|512x512px|Aerial view of Pocitos Beach
Pocitos Beach is located on the coast of the [Río de la Plata](/source/R%C3%ADo_de_la_Plata), an area with waters with a high level of salinity and waves.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redacción |date=2022-07-24 |title=La Playa Pocitos: un ícono de la rambla montevideana |url=https://grupormultimedio.com/la-playa-pocitos-un-icono-de-la-rambla-montevideana-id1037882/ |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Grupo R Multimedio |language=es}}</ref> It is a very crowded beach during the summer season, as it is popular for sports. In the eastern zone stands the Arenas del Plata Stadium, a venue for beach sports for more than 2,500 spectators.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Redacción |title=Por qué la IMM está removiendo arena en la zona del estadio de playa Pocitos |url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/por-que-la-imm-esta-removiendo-arena-en-la-zona-del-estadio-de-playa-pocitos-20219717430 |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=El Observador}}</ref> The [Pocitos Rambla](/source/Rambla_of_Montevideo) is 2 kilometers long, and on it are yacht clubs and restaurants.<ref>{{Cite web |last=González |first=Rocío |date=2023-05-22 |title=Parque Rodó, 18 de Julio y la rambla de Pocitos: así se verían en 2050, según la inteligencia artificial |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/vida-actual/parque-rodo-18-de-julio-y-la-rambla-de-pocitos-asi-se-verian-en-2050-segun-la-inteligencia-artificial |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=EL PAIS |language=es-UY}}</ref>

==Landmarks==
Pocitos is connected to the [central business district](/source/Centro%2C_Montevideo) by Spain Boulevard and Brazil Avenue.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trujillo |first=Valentín |title=Habitar y gobernar |url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/habitar-y-gobernar-2014112120340 |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=El Observador}}</ref> On them are located a large number of architecturally notable buildings that combine different styles, such as eclecticism and neoclassical.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trujillo |first=Valentín |title=Habitar y gobernar |url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/habitar-y-gobernar-2014112120340 |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=El Observador}}</ref> In turn, many embassies are located in the area, in old mansions from the late 19th century and early 20th century.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-05 |title=Día del patrimonio 2021 - Universidad ORT Uruguay |url=https://fa.ort.edu.uy/dia-del-patrimonio-2021 |access-date=2023-07-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105193856/https://fa.ort.edu.uy/dia-del-patrimonio-2021 |archive-date=2023-01-05 }}</ref> 

Some buildings declared National Historic Monuments by the [Ministry of Education and Culture](/source/Ministry_of_Education_and_Culture_(Uruguay)) are concentrated in the district, such as the Iberian-influenced Casa de Felipe Yriart a residence designed by the architect [Julio Vilamajó](/source/Julio_Vilamaj%C3%B3),<ref>{{Cite web |title=Resolución N° 399/986 |url=http://www.impo.com.uy/bases/resoluciones/399-1986/1 |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=www.impo.com.uy}}</ref> the [Art Nouveau](/source/Art_Nouveau) Williman House, which was the residence of [Claudio Williman](/source/Claudio_Williman) who served as the 20th [President of Uruguay](/source/President_of_Uruguay),<ref>{{Cite web |last=dice |first=C. E. García López |date=2017-04-10 |title=Restauran la histórica Casa Williman |url=https://enperspectiva.uy/en-perspectiva-programa/los-ojos-de-rosario/restauran-la-historica-casa-williman/ |access-date=2023-07-24 |website=Radiomundo En Perspectiva |language=es}}</ref> and [Public School No. 17](/source/Escuela_N%C2%B0_17_Brasil) which is called Brazil School.<ref name="MTOP realiza"> {{cite web |date=February 27, 2012 |title=MTOP realiza obras en la Escuela Brasil y presentó propuesta para atender 100 escuelas más |url=https://www.gub.uy/presidencia/comunicacion/noticias/mtop-realiza-obras-escuela-brasil-presento-propuesta-para-atender-100 |accessdate=February 27, 2023 |publisher=Government of Uruguay}} </ref><gallery mode="packed" heights="120">
File:Pocitos, 2017.jpg|Pocitos at night
File:Plaza Gomensoro, Pocitos.jpg|Gomensoro Square
File:Rambla of Montevideo 14.jpg|Apartment buildings and restaurants along the Rambla
</gallery><gallery mode="packed" heights="120">
File:Museo Naval Montevideo.JPG|[Naval Museum of Uruguay](/source/Naval_Museum_of_Uruguay)
File:Embajada de España Avenida Brasil - panoramio (1).jpg|Spanish Embassy
File:Embaixada de brasil en uruguay.jpg|Brazilian Embassy
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==Educational facilities==
* [Colegio y Liceo Nuestra Señora de Fátima](/source/Colegio_y_Liceo_Nuestra_Se%C3%B1ora_de_F%C3%A1tima%2C_Montevideo) (private, [Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic), [Claretians](/source/Claretians))<ref>[http://www.colegioyliceofatima.com.uy/ Colegio y Liceo Nuestra Señora de Fátima]</ref> 
* [German School of Montevideo](/source/German_School_of_Montevideo) (private, co-educational)
* [Liceo Joaquin Suarez](/source/Liceo_Joaquin_Suarez_(Montevideo)) (public, co-educational)
* [Yavne School](/source/Yavne_Synagogue%2C_Montevideo) (private, co-educational, [Jewish](/source/Jewish))

==Places of worship==
*[Church of St. John the Baptist](/source/San_Juan_Bautista%2C_Montevideo), popularly known as "Iglesia de Pocitos" ([Roman Catholic](/source/Roman_Catholic))
*[Church of Our Lady of Fatima](/source/Nuestra_Se%C3%B1ora_de_F%C3%A1tima%2C_Pocitos%2C_Montevideo) (Roman Catholic, [Claretians](/source/Claretians)) 
*[Church of St. Alexander and St. Peter Claver](/source/San_Alejandro_y_San_Pedro_Claver%2C_Montevideo) (Roman Catholic) 
*[First Church of Christ, Scientist](/source/First_Church_of_Christ%2C_Scientist%2C_Montevideo) ([Christian Science](/source/Christian_Science))
*[Yavne](/source/Yavne_Synagogue%2C_Montevideo)<ref>[http://www.torahmitzion.org/montevideo/section.asp?id=52 Yavne] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217035306/http://www.torahmitzion.org/montevideo/section.asp?id=52 |date=2013-02-17 }}</ref> ([Jewish](/source/Jewish))
*[Beit Jabad](/source/Beit_Jabad%2C_Montevideo)<ref>[http://www.jabad.org.uy/ Beit Jabad]</ref> (Jewish-[Chabad](/source/Chabad))

== Further reading ==
* {{cite book |last1=Assunção|first1=Fernando O.|last2=Bombet Franco|first2=Iris|author-link1=Fernando O. Assunção |author-link2=Iris Bombet Franco|title=Pocitos|series=Cuadernos del Boston|volume=4|year=1991|location=Montevideo|language=es}}

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Pocitos}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120313135012/http://www.montevideo.gub.uy/ciudad/datos-%C3%BAtiles/barrios/pocitos-municipio-ch Intendencia de Montevideo / Useful data / Pocitos]
* [http://www.montevideo.gub.uy/ciudad/historia/barrios/pocitos Intendencia de Montevideo / Historia de Pocitos]
* [http://www.raicesuruguay.com/raices/barrio_lospocitos.html Revista Raices / Historia del barrio Los Pocitos]
* [http://www.guiadepocitos.com/ More information about POCITOS Barrio - GuiaDePocitos.com ]
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