Uruguayans in Italy explained

Total:	1304
Total Year:	ISTAT: 2014
Rels:	Catholic Church

Uruguayans in Italy are people born in Uruguay who emigrated to Italy or Italian citizens of Uruguayan descent.

Overview

No less than one-third of Uruguayans are of Italian descent; and thousands of Italian-Uruguayans hold Italian passports. These reasons help explain why so many Uruguayans immigrated to Italy in search of opportunities. An important group of Uruguayan footballers are playing or played in Italian teams. There are also some Italian-born people of Uruguayan descent.

Expatriate Uruguayans have their own associations in Italy, notably the Italy-Uruguay Cultural Association^{[1] [2]} and two Consultative Councils.^[3]

Notable people

• Michele Andreolo, footballer
• Nicolás Suárez Bremec, footballer

See also

• Emigration from Uruguay
• Italy–Uruguay relations
• Italian Uruguayan

External links

• Uruguayans in Italy - Facebook page

Notes and References

1. http://www.italiauruguay.org/ ACIU
2. http://www.d20.org.uy/Nueva-Asociacion-de-uruguayos-en ACIU established
3. Web site: List of Consultative Councils of Uruguayans abroad . 1 November 2013 . es . https://web.archive.org/web/20130809011138/http://www.d20.org.uy/Lista-de-Consejos . 9 August 2013 . dead . dmy-all .