Uruguayan Chileans (Spanish: Uruguayos Chilenos) are people born in Uruguay who live in Chile, or Chilean-born people of Uruguayan descent.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Census: 5,308 (2016)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Santiago, rest of Chile | |
| Languages | |
| Spanish, Uruguayan Rioplatense Spanish, Portunol, Brazilian Portuguese, Uruguayan Portuguese, Italian | |
| Religion | |
| Roman Catholicism and Protestantism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Uruguayans |
Overview
Many Uruguayan-born people live in Chile, 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); Chile has a bigger, more diverse economy, which attracted Uruguayans in search of opportunities; the relative geographical vicinity (Southern Cone) also helps.
Modern estimates put the figure of Uruguayans in Chile at over 9,000.[2]
Uruguayan residents in Chile have their own institutions, for instance, the Consultative Council in Santiago.[3]
Notable people
- Past
- Elio García-Austt (1919-2005), neuroscientist
- José Gervasio Viera Rodríguez (1948–1990), singer
- Present
- Carlos Aguiar, footballer
- Guillermo Amoedo, film director
- Carlos Canzani, musician
- Diego Guastavino, footballer
- Irina Karamanos, anthropologist, partner of President Gabriel Boric
- Fernando Kliche, actor
- Walter Kliche, actor
- Laura Prieto, model and actress
- Jael Ünger, actress
See also
- Chile–Uruguay relations
- Chileans in Uruguay
- Emigration from Uruguay
References
External links
- Blog of Uruguayans in Chile (in Spanish)