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Current data put the figure of Uruguayans in Argentina at over 200,000. [3]Many Uruguayan-born persons live in Argentina, for various reasons. Both countries share the same language, culture and ethnicity and their populations bear striking similarities; the historical origins of both nations is common (part of the Viceroyalty of the River Plate, Spanish Empire); both countries are members of ...
One of the most important commercial relationships between Uruguay and Argentina is related to tourism. For Uruguay, Argentine tourism is key since it represents 56% of the external tourism the country receives each year, and 70% during the summer months. In 2017, Argentina and Uruguay signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation ...
Sun of May on the first Argentine coin, 1813. According to Diego Abad de Santillán, the Sun of May represents Inti, the Incan god of the sun. [1]The specification "of May" is a reference to the May Revolution which took place in the week from 18 to 25 May 1810, which marked the beginning of the independence from the Spanish Empire for the countries that were then part of the Viceroyalty of ...
The 2011 Uruguayan census revealed 26,782 people who declared Argentina as their country of birth. [6] In 2013, there were almost 6,000 Argentine citizens registered in the Uruguayan social security. [7] Argentines in Uruguay have their own institutions, such as the Uruguayan-Argentine Institute, a bilingual school in Punta del Este. [8]
Geographically, in the 18th and 19th centuries it was extended by a region of South America that covers much of the territory of Argentina, [3] all of Uruguay, and the state of Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil, [4] where it is known as Gaucho culture.
The culture of South America draws on diverse cultural traditions. These include the native cultures of the peoples that inhabited the continents prior to the arrival of the Europeans; European cultures, brought mainly by the Spanish, the Portuguese and the French; African cultures, whose presence derives from a long history of New World slavery; and the United States, particularly via mass ...
A 2008 survey by the INE of Uruguay showed Catholicism as the main religion, with 45.7% of the population; 9.0% are non-Catholic Christians, 0.6% are Animists or Umbandists (an Afro-Brazilian religion), and 0.4% Jewish. 30.1% reported believing in a god, but not belonging to any religion, while 14% were atheist or agnostic. [40]
The Charrúa are an Indigenous people or Indigenous Nation of the Southern Cone in present-day Uruguay [4] and the adjacent areas in Argentina (Entre Ríos) and Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul). [ 5 ] [ 6 ] They were a semi-nomadic people who sustained themselves mainly through hunting and gathering.