Serbs in South America

There are several Serb communities in South America, notably in Argentina and Venezuela. These communities conist mostly of people with partial and distant Serb ancestry i.e. third- or fourth-generation of immigrants.

Notable people

• Miguel Avramovic (born 1981), Argentinian footballer, paternal Serb descent
• Gastón Bojanich (born 1985), Argentinian footballer
• Marcelo Burzac (born 1988), Argentinian footballer
• Jorge Capitanich (born 1964), Argentinian politician
• Gloria Ana Chevesich (born 1958), Chilean judge, paternal Serb descent
• Eleodoro Damianovich (1843–1925), Argentine doctor
• Andrea Jeftanovic (born 1970), Chilean sociologist and author, paternal Serb descent
• Blagoje Jovović (1922–1999), Chetnik guerilla fighter
• Sergio Mihanovich (1937–2012), Argentine jazz musician, maternal Serb descent
• Emilio Ogñénovich (1923–2011), Catholic archbishop of Mercedes-Luján, Argentine, paternal Serb descent
• Claudia Pavlovich Arellano (born 1969), Chilean politician, paternal Serb descent

• Miguel Socolovich (born 1986), Venezuelan baseball player
• Milan Stojadinović (1888–1961), Serbian politician
• Lyanco (born 1997), Brazilian footballer, paternal Serb descent
• MiloÅ¡ Vukasović/Miguel Vucassovich (1842–1908), shipbuilder
• Paola Vukojicic (born 1974), Argentine field hockey player
• Geraldine Zivic (born 1975), Argentine-born Colombian actress, paternal Serb descent

See also

• Serbian Argentines
• Serbian Venezuelans
• Serbian Orthodox Eparchy of Buenos Aires and South America

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