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
[edit]- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Vladica Popović (1935–2020), footballer Olympic medalist, migrated in Venezuela
- 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]
- Miloš Vukasović/Miguel Vucassovich (1842–1908), shipbuilder, migrated to Argentine in 1865.
- Paola Vukojicic (born 1974), retired Argentine female field hockey player.
- Geraldine Zivic (born 1975), Argentine-born Colombian actress, paternal family emigrated from Serbia during World War II.
See also
[edit]- Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Buenos Aires and South America
- Serbs in USA
- Serbs in Canada
- St. Sava's Serbian Orthodox Seminary
- New Gračanica Monastery
- Monastery of St. Paisius, Safford
- Saint Petka Serbian Orthodox Church
- St. Pachomious Monastery
References
[edit]- ^ "Serbios Unidos | Inmigrantes Serbios en America Latina". 26 January 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ "BONJOUR MIGUEL AVRAMOVIC". Ohlala Mag. 14 June 2009.
- ^ Mozzart Sport 2013.
- ^ "Metropolitan Amfilohije meets with Jorge Capitanich, Governor of the province of Chaco". SPC.
- ^ «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.
- ^ "Son of a Falcon". VZBaseball. 22 July 2015.
- ^ "Fuga de avô da Iugoslávia e "não" a rival: assim beque parou no São Paulo". Globoesporte.
Sources
[edit]- Vuković, Sava (1998). History of the Serbian Orthodox Church in America and Canada 1891–1941. Kragujevac: Kalenić.
- Serbios Unidos. "Inmigrantes Serbios en America Latina". Serbios Unidos.
- Bilbija, Bojan (29 December 2013), Dijaspora može da promeni Srbiju, Politika,
procenjeno brojno stanje u januaru 2012 [estimation in January 2012]
- Mozzart Sport (26 April 2013). "SRPSKI SINOVI: Orlovi iz Južne Amerike (VIDEO)". Mozzart Sport.
External links
[edit]- "Iglesia Ortodoxa Serbia". www.diocesisargentina.org (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 May 2023. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- "Serbia y Montenegrina". www.buenosaires.gob.ar (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 18 May 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
