Venezuelans in Uruguay

Venezuelan Uruguayans are people born in Venezuela who live in Uruguay, or Uruguayan-born people of Venezuelan descent.

Venezuelans in Uruguay
Venezuela Uruguay
Total population
12,000
Regions with significant populations
Montevideo
Languages
Venezuelan Spanish, Uruguayan Spanish
Related ethnic groups
Venezuelan people, Venezuelan diaspora

According to official data, over 12,000 Venezuelans entered Uruguay in 2016.[1]

Overview
Further information: Venezuelan refugee crisis

There are many Venezuelan-born individuals living in Uruguay, for a number of reasons. Both countries share the Spanish language; their historical origins are common (part of the Viceroyalty of the River Plate, Spanish Empire); both countries are members of MERCOSUR, there is no need for special migration documents, and circulation is relatively easy. It is also easy for Venezuelans to obtain permanent residence in Uruguay.[2]

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.[3]

The 2011 Uruguayan census revealed almost 1,000 people who declared Venezuela as their country of birth.[4] As of 2013, there were 62 Venezuelan citizens registered in the Uruguayan social security.[5] In 2015, more and more Venezuelans are coming to Uruguay, running away from their uncertain future; some ask for political asylum.[6] Among schoolchildren born abroad, Venezuelans are the fourth-biggest group, among 62 countries that are represented in Uruguayan schools.[7]

Lately, there are some young Venezuelan immigrants who have tried politics in different political parties.[8]

Gastronomy

Venezuelans are strongly influencing gastronomy in Montevideo with their arepas, tequeños, Hallacas, cachapas and other delights.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Complex immigration numbers". Búsqueda. 5 January 2017. (in Spanish)
  2. Venezuelans coming to Uruguay (in Spanish)
  3. "Venezuelan young people coming to Uruguay". El Observador. 2 May 2014. (in Spanish)
  4. "Immigration to Uruguay" (PDF). INE. Retrieved 6 March 2013. (in Spanish)
  5. "Foreign workers in Uruguay". EL PAIS. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013. (in Spanish)
  6. "Venezuelan people coming to Uruguay". El País. 21 Nov 2015. (in Spanish)
  7. Urwicz, Tomer (29 August 2018). "Children from 62 countries at Uruguayan schools" (in Spanish). EL PAIS.
  8. "Tres venezolanos con pasado antichavista ahora militan en política". El Observador. 10 November 2018. (in Spanish)
  9. "Un hueco pa'la arepa". Brecha. 31 May 2019. (in Spanish)


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