Serbs in South America

There is a Serb community in South America, estimated at more than 20,000 people.^[1]

•  Argentina: An estimated 7,000 people (January 2012);^[2] 30,000 (by ancestry).^[3]
•  Chile: An estimated 7,000 people (January 2012).^[2]
•  Brazil: An estimated 6,000 people (January 2012).^[2]
•  Mexico: An estimated 1,000 people (January 2012).^[2]
•  Venezuela: An estimated 1,000 people (January 2012).^[2]

Notable people

• Augustin Vuletić (born 1991), Chilean footballer.^[4]
• Marcelo Burzac (born 1988), Argentinian footballer.^[4]
• Gastón Bojanich (born 1985), Argentinian footballer.
• Miguel Avramovic (born 1981), Argentinian footballer, paternal family emigrated from Serbia during World War II.^[5]
• Geraldine Zivic (born 1975), Argentine-born Colombian actress, paternal family emigrated from Serbia during World War II.
• Paola Vukojicic (born 1974), retired Argentine female field hockey player.
• Dejan Petković (born 1972), Serbian football manager, former player, expatriated to Brazil.
• Andrea Jeftanovic (born 1970), Chilean sociologist and author, Croatian Serb father.
• Claudia Pavlovich Arellano (born 1969), Chilean politician, paternal Serb descent.
• Jorge Capitanich (born 1964), Argentinian politician, parents from Banjani, Montenegro.^[6]
• Gloria Ana Chevesich (born 1958), Chilean judge, paternal Serb descent.
• Sasha Montenegro (born 1945), Mexican actress, Serb parents.
• Bora Milutinović (born 1944), Serbian football manager, former player, expatriated to many South American countries.
• Freddy Beras-Goico (1940–2010), Dominican media personality, maternal Serb descent.
• Sergio Mihanovich (1937–2012), Argentine jazz musician, Croat father and Serb mother.^[7]
• Blagoje Jovović (1922–1999), Chetnik fighter, emigrated to Argentine after World War II.
• Milan Stojadinović (1888–1961), Serbian politician, advisor to Argentine governments, emigrated in 1946.
• Eleodoro Damianovich (1843–1925), Argentine doctor.

See also

• Diocese of Buenos Aires, Serbian Orthodox diocese of South America

References

1. Serbios Unidos.
2. Bilbija 2013.
3. "'Our' diaspora in Argentina: Historical overview and preliminary research" (PDF). doi:10.2298/GEI1301119S. На територији Републике Аргентине данас живи око 30 000² људи српског и црногорског порекла, већим делом са простора данашње Црне Горе и Хрватске, а мањим делом из Србије и Босне и Херцеговине.
4. Mozzart Sport 2013.
5. "BONJOUR MIGUEL AVRAMOVIC". Ohlala Mag. 2009-06-14.
6. "Metropolitan Amfilohije meets with Jorge Capitanich, Governor of the province of Chaco". SPC.
7. «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.

Sources

• Serbios Unidos. "Inmigrantes Serbios en America Latina". Serbios Unidos.
• Bilbija, Bojan (2013-12-29), Dijaspora može da promeni Srbiju, Politika, procenjeno brojno stanje u januaru 2012 [estimation in January 2012]
• Mozzart Sport (2013-04-26). "SRPSKI SINOVI: Orlovi iz Južne Amerike (VIDEO)". Mozzart Sport.

External links

• http://www.iglesiaortodoxaserbiasca.org/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
• http://www.buenosaires.gob.ar/derechos-humanos-y-pluralismo-cultural/observatorio-de-colectividades/serbia-y-montenegrina. Missing or empty |title= (help)