Uruguayans in Italy

Uruguayans in Italy
Total population
1304 (ISTAT: 2014)
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Religion
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

Further information: Category:Italian people of Uruguayan descent

See also

References

  1. ^ ACIU Archived 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish and Italian)
  2. ^ ACIU established Archived 2013-11-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "List of Consultative Councils of Uruguayans abroad" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2013.


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