Greek Uruguayans (Greek: Έλληνες της Ουρουγουάης) are Uruguayan residents either fully or partially of Greek descent or Greece-born people who reside in Uruguay. Overview The Greek community in Uruguay; most of them live in the Montevideo area. Some of them also settled in the frontier city of Rivera.
The 2011 Uruguayan census revealed 103 people who declared Greece as their country of birth.
There was also a very small number of Greek Jews.
Notable people Fernando Kanapkis, footballer Obdulio Varela, footballer Carlos Linaris, footballer Graciela Paraskevaidis, musicologist Circe Maia, poet
See also
Greek people Greek diaspora Greek-Uruguayan relations
References
External links Bilateral relations between Greece and Uruguay A Greek association Greek embassy in Uruguay Hellenic Community in Uruguay