Uruguayan Brazilian (Portuguese: Uruguaio-brasileiro, Spanish: Uruguayo-brasileño, Rioplatense Spanish: Uruguayo-brasilero) is a Brazilian person of full, partial, or predominantly Uruguayan ancestry, or a Uruguayan-born person residing in Brazil.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 50,512 Uruguayan citizens[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Brazil: Mainly Southern · Southeastern Brazil | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish · Portuguese | |
| Religion | |
| Majority of Roman Catholicism some Protestantism · Others | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Brazilian and Uruguayan people Other Hispanic Brazilians such as Argentine, Spanish, Paraguayan and Bolivian Brazilians White Brazilians in general |
History
editModern estimates put the figure of Uruguayans in Brazil at about 55,000.[2]
There are many thousands of Uruguayan citizens who also have Brazilian citizenship and vote in elections in both countries.[3]
Notable people
edit- César Charlone, cinematographer
- Juan Figer, football agent
- Emílio Garrastazu Médici, President of Brazil, was son of a Uruguayan-born woman
- Giorgian de Arrascaeta, footballer
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Estrangeiros por nacionalidade - IBGE 2022". Archived from the original on 2021-08-19. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
- ^ "Where did Uruguayans go?" (in Spanish). El Observador. 13 August 2017.
- ^ "Double plate": Uruguayans with Bolsonaro Archived 2018-10-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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