Uruguayans in Venezuela explained

Uruguayan Venezuelans are people born in Uruguay who live in Venezuela, or Venezuelan-born people of Uruguayan descent. Modern estimates put the figure of Uruguayans in Venezuela at ca. 9,000.^[1]

Overview

Many Uruguayan-born persons live in Venezuela, for a number of reasons. Both countries share the Spanish language; the historical origins of both nations is common (part of the Spanish Empire until the early 19th century); Venezuela has a bigger economy, which attracted Uruguayans in search of opportunities; and, from the political point of view, during the civic-military dictatorship of Uruguay (1973-1985) Venezuela remained democratic, so some Uruguayans went into exile in Venezuela. However, in recent years of Chavismo, some have returned to Uruguay.^[2]

Uruguayan residents in Venezuela have their own institutions, for instance, the Uruguayan-Venezuelan Center^[3] and the Consultative Council in Caracas.^[4]

Notable people

• Carlos Aragone, physicist
• Rodrigo Arocena, mathematician
• Arturo Ardao, historian of ideas
• Ariel Britos, musician and conductor
• Ariel Fedullo, comedian
• Daniel Francovig, football player and coach
• Rodolfo Gambini, physicist
• Damián Genovese, telenovela actor and model
• Beatriz Lockhart, composer
• Carlos Maldonado, football player and coach
• Walter Martinez, journalist
• Antonio Mastrogiovanni, composer
  • Norberto Mazza, Journalist, host of Grado 33 of Globovisión Gabriel Miranda, football player and coach
• Joseph Novoa, filmmaker
• Gustavo Núñez, musician
• Nicolás Pereira, tennis player
• Pignanelli, football player and coach
• Vanessa Pose, telenovela actress
• Angel Rama, writer
• Walter Roque, football player and coach
• Ariel Severino, scenographer
• Ugo Ulive, actor, director and scenographer

See also

• Uruguay–Venezuela relations
• Venezuelans in Uruguay
• Emigration from Uruguay

Notes and References

1. Web site: Where did Uruguayans go?. 13 August 2017. El Observador.
2. Web site: Venezuelan people coming to Uruguay . . 21 Nov 2015 .
3. http://www.cuv.com.ve/ Centro Uruguayo Venezolano
4. Web site: List of Consultative Councils of Uruguayans abroad . 1 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130809011138/http://www.d20.org.uy/Lista-de-Consejos . 9 August 2013 . dead . dmy-all .