Con el objetivo de abordar esas cuestiones, es que se trae a escena acontecimientos como la inauguración del estadio Centenario el 18 de julio y la realización de la Copa Mundial de la FIFA de 1930, decisiones tomadas y apoyadas en una idea de "país de avanzada"; acompañada por el centenario de la independencia uruguaya. Com o objetivo de abordar essas questóes, sáo trazidos à cena eventos como a inauguraçâo do estadio Centenario em 18 de julho e a realizaçâo da Copa do Mundo FIFA de 1930, decisóes tomadas e amparadas por urna ideia de "país avançado"; acompanhado pelo centenario da independencia uruguaia. Abstract: The purpose of this article is to reflect about the relationship between urban landscape and national identity through the construction of the Centenario stadium in 1930. Simultaneously to this process, while Uruguay's national identity was being consolidated, the country was celebrating one hundred years of independence. In order to address these issues, events such as the inauguration of the Centenario stadium on July 18 and the holding of the 1930 FIFA World Cup, decisions taken and supported by the idea of an "advanced country", accompanied by the centenary of Uruguay's independence, are brought to the scene. The 1930s are presented as a fundamental stage in the creation of a feeling that awakens adhesion to the country.