Venezuelans in Uruguay
Venezuelan people, Venezuelan diaspora |
Venezuelan Uruguayans are people born in Venezuela who live in Uruguay, or Uruguayan-born people of Venezuelan descent.
According to official data, over 12,000 Venezuelans entered Uruguay in 2016.[1]
Recent estimates as of 2023 have recorded the Venezuelan population in Uruguay to have tripled to about 33,000 with a five-year span.[2]
Overview
There are many Venezuelan-born individuals living in Uruguay, for a number of reasons. Both countries share the
Uruguay is a very small, quiet country, with wide beaches on the Atlantic Ocean, so many well-off Venezuelans choose Uruguay as their usual holiday destination, some of them even as permanent residence. Other Venezuelans of a lower social condition come to Uruguay in search of job opportunities, as part of a big inflow of Latin Americans coming to Uruguay.[4]
The 2011 Uruguayan census revealed almost 1,000 people who declared Venezuela as their country of birth.
Lately, there are some young Venezuelan immigrants who have tried politics in different political parties.[9]
Gastronomy
Venezuelans are strongly influencing gastronomy in Montevideo with their arepas, tequeños, Hallacas, cachapas and other delights.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Complex immigration numbers". Búsqueda. 5 January 2017. (in Spanish)
- ^ https://www.vozdeamerica.com/a/poblacion-inmigrante-en-uruguay-crece-por-primera-vez-en-un-siglo-impulsada-por-venezolanos-y-cubanos/7406926.html
- ^ Venezuelans coming to Uruguay (in Spanish)
- ^ "Venezuelan young people coming to Uruguay". El Observador. 2 May 2014. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Immigration to Uruguay" (PDF). INE. Retrieved 6 March 2013. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Foreign workers in Uruguay". EL PAIS. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Venezuelan people coming to Uruguay". El País. 21 Nov 2015. (in Spanish)
- ^ Urwicz, Tomer (29 August 2018). "Children from 62 countries at Uruguayan schools" (in Spanish). EL PAIS.
- ^ "Tres venezolanos con pasado antichavista ahora militan en política". El Observador. 10 November 2018. (in Spanish)
- ^ "Un hueco pa'la arepa". Brecha. 31 May 2019. (in Spanish)
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