Serbs in South America

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

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Notable people

  • Miguel Avramovic (born 1981), Argentinian footballer, paternal family emigrated from Serbia during World War II.[5]
  • Freddy Beras-Goico (1940–2010), Dominican media personality, maternal Serb descent.
  • Gastón Bojanich (born 1985), Argentinian footballer.
  • Marcelo Burzac (born 1988), Argentinian footballer.[6]
  • Jorge Capitanich (born 1964), Argentinian politician, parents from Banjani, Montenegro.[7]
  • Gloria Ana Chevesich (born 1958), Chilean judge, paternal Serb descent.
  • Eleodoro Damianovich (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.
  • Sasha Montenegro (born 1945), Mexican actress, Serb parents.
  • 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.[8]
  • 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.[9]
  • Milan Stojadinović (1888–1961), Serbian politician, advisor to Argentine governments, emigrated in 1946.
  • Lyanco (born 1997), Brazilian footballer, Serbian paternal grandfather.[10]
  • Miloš Vukasović/Miguel Vucassovich (1842–1908), shipbuilder, migrated to Argentine in 1865.
  • Paola Vukojicic (born 1974), retired Argentine female field hockey player.
  • Augustin Vuletić (born 1991), Chilean footballer.[6]
  • Geraldine Zivic (born 1975), Argentine-born Colombian actress, paternal family emigrated from Serbia during World War II.

See also

References

  1. Serbios Unidos.
  2. 1 2 3 4 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. "Inmigrantes Serbios en America Latina". Serbios Unidos (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  5. "BONJOUR MIGUEL AVRAMOVIC". Ohlala Mag. 2009-06-14.
  6. 1 2 Mozzart Sport 2013.
  7. "Metropolitan Amfilohije meets with Jorge Capitanich, Governor of the province of Chaco". SPC.
  8. «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.
  9. "Son of a Falcon". VZBaseball.
  10. "Fuga de avô da Iugoslávia e "não" a rival: assim beque parou no São Paulo". Globoesporte.

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