Serbs in South America

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There are several Serbian communities in South America.[1]

Country Serbian population
 Argentina 70,000
 Brazil 21,000–30,000
 Chile 7,000
 Uruguay 5,200
 Bolivia 4,000
 Venezuela 2,000

Notable people[]

  • Miguel Avramovic (born 1981), Argentinian footballer, paternal family emigrated from Serbia during World War II.[2]
  • Gastón Bojanich (born 1985), Argentinian footballer.
  • Marcelo Burzac (born 1988), Argentinian footballer.[3]
  • Jorge Capitanich (born 1964), Argentinian politician, parents from Banjani, Montenegro.[4]
  • Gloria Ana Chevesich (born 1958), Chilean judge, paternal Serb descent.
  • (1843–1925), Argentine doctor.
  • Andrea Jeftanovic (born 1970), Chilean sociologist and author, Croatian Serb father.
  • Blagoje Jovović (1922–1999), Chetnik fighter, emigrated to Argentine after World War II.
  • Bora Milutinović (born 1944), Serbian football manager, former player, expatriated to many South American countries.
  • Sergio Mihanovich (1937–2012), Argentine jazz musician, Croat father and Serb mother.[5]
  • Claudia Pavlovich Arellano (born 1969), Chilean politician, paternal Serb descent.
  • Nicolás Pavlovich (born 1978), Argentine footballer, Montenegrin ancestry.
  • Dejan Petković (born 1972), Serbian football manager, former player, expatriated to Brazil.
  • Miguel Socolovich (born 1986), Venezuelan baseballer.[6]
  • Milan Stojadinović (1888–1961), Serbian politician, advisor to Argentine governments, emigrated in 1946.
  • Lyanco (born 1997), Brazilian footballer, Serbian paternal grandfather.[7]
  • /Miguel Vucassovich (1842–1908), shipbuilder, migrated to Argentine in 1865.
  • Paola Vukojicic (born 1974), retired Argentine female field hockey player.
  • (born 1991), Chilean footballer.[3]
  • Geraldine Zivic (born 1975), Argentine-born Colombian actress, paternal family emigrated from Serbia during World War II.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Serbios Unidos | Inmigrantes Serbios en America Latina". 2012-01-26. Archived from the original on 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
  2. ^ "BONJOUR MIGUEL AVRAMOVIC". Ohlala Mag. 2009-06-14.
  3. ^ a b Mozzart Sport 2013.
  4. ^ "Metropolitan Amfilohije meets with Jorge Capitanich, Governor of the province of Chaco". SPC.
  5. ^ «Cuando el amor era todo lo que teníamos. Sergio Mihanovich fue una figura fundamental del jazz argentino», artículo de Diego Fischerman en el diario Página/12 (Buenos Aires) del 8 de mayo de 2012.
  6. ^ "Son of a Falcon". VZBaseball.
  7. ^ "Fuga de avô da Iugoslávia e "não" a rival: assim beque parou no São Paulo". Globoesporte.

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