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Uruguayans of predominantly African descent
Afro-Uruguayans (Spanish: Afrouruguayos), also known as Black Uruguayans (Spanish: Uruguayos negros), are Uruguayans with partial or total ancestry from
Afro-Uruguayans
Citizens or residents of Uruguay
France i.e. Spanish Uruguayans, Italian Uruguayans, German Uruguayans, French Uruguayans and Polish Uruguayans. Most Uruguayans descend from colonial-era
Uruguayans
Argentines of Sub-Saharan African descent
of Senegalese, Afro-Venezuelan, Afro-Brazilian, Afro-Uruguayan, Afro-Peruvian, Afro-American, Afro-Colombian, Afro-Ecuadorian and Afro-Caribbean origin
Afro-Argentines
Academic field focusing on peoples of the African diaspora and Africa
field includes scholars of African-American, Afro-Canadian, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latino, Afro-European, Afro-Asian, African Australian, and African literature
Black_studies
Latin Americans with Sub-Saharan African ancestry
Afro-Latin Americans (French: Afro-latino-américains; Haitian Creole: Afro-amerik-Latino; Spanish: Afrolatinoamericanos; Portuguese: Afro-latino-americanos)
Afro–Latin_Americans
Afro-Uruguayan poet (1908–1958)
considered "the most militant among Afro-Uruguayan writers". Her poetry addresses the social reality of Black Uruguayans. She published two collections of
Virginia_Brindis_de_Salas
over a third of Uruguayans in the samples studied had Amerindian admixture. During the past four decades, an estimated 500,000 Uruguayans had emigrated
Demographics_of_Uruguay
Purépecha Empire) Rastafari (Jamaicans) Umbanda (Afro-Brazilians and Afro-Uruguayans) Santa Muerte worship (Mestizo/Mexicans and Mexican-Americans) Southeastern
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the Americas. Afro-Brazilians, Afro-Cubans, Afro-Dominicans, Afro-Hondurans, Afro-Panamanians, Afro–Puerto Ricans, Afro-Colombians, Afro-Mexicans and other
List_of_Afro-Latinos
Building shared by multiple dwellings
Afro-Uruguayans. The now demolished Conventillo Mediomundo located in Barrio Sur was one of the most emblematic, as it was a central hub for the Afro-Uruguayan
Tenement
Popular national festival
emprises both religious and civic rituals. In the mid-18th century, Afro-uruguayan enslaved people had one day off to celebrate their own culture and traditions
Uruguayan_Carnival
Country in South America
unemployment climbed to 21%, and the percentage of Uruguayans in poverty rose to over 30%. In 2004, Uruguayans elected Tabaré Vázquez as president while giving
Uruguay
Style of music and dance from Uruguay
the waltz, schottische, and mazurka. Following this new twist, other Uruguayans began to imitate the steps and movements. Calling themselves Los Negros
Candombe
Political party in Uruguay
intellectuals who sought to develop the party as a platform for electing Afro-Uruguayans to Congress. The party was founded in 1936 and was close to the Nuestra
Black_Native_Party
Brazilian community in Uruguay
Brazilian Uruguayans (Portuguese: Uruguaios Brasileiros) are people born in Brazil who live in Uruguay, or Uruguayan-born people of Brazilian descent.
Brazilian_Uruguayans
Rhythmic pattern in Cuban music
music of Haitian Vodou drumming, Afro-Brazilian music, African-American music, Louisiana Voodoo drumming, and Afro-Uruguayan music (candombe). The clave pattern
Clave_(rhythm)
Musical artist
Winners URUGUAY’S ORGANIZACIONES MUNDO AFRO Contextualizing Uruguayan Identity Through AfroUruguayan Rhythm An Exploration of Afro-Uruguayan Music and
Alvaro_Salas
Barrio in Montevideo Department, Uruguay
the city walls were demolished, and a part of the population –mainly Afro-Uruguayans, who had been freed after the abolition of slavery in 1842– began to
Barrio_Sur,_Montevideo
(0.2%), other (1.8%) (2001 census) Uruguay By ethnicity Whites (87.7%), Afro-Uruguayans (4.6%), Native Uruguayans (2.4%), other (0.3%), unspecified (5%)
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Uruguayan musician
influential figures in Uruguayan popular music, he is known for blending Afro-Uruguayan traditions—particularly candombe—with rock, soul, jazz, and funk. Rada
Rubén_Rada
Christian festival before Lent
of the Andes in the Chota Valley in Imbabura which is a zone of a strong Afro-Ecuadorian population and so the Carnival is celebrated with bomba del chota
Carnival
Ethnic group in Chile
Afro-Chileans or Black Chileans are Chilean people of Black African descent. They may be descendants of slaves who were brought to Chile via the trans-Atlantic
Afro-Chileans
visual arts. His artistic output often reflected the same themes of Afro-Uruguayan culture, rural life, and social commentary that characterized his father's
Juan_Carlos_Figari
Extinct Spanish creole
today, people speak what they call "Bozal". Similarly, many songs of the afro genre, which flourished in Cuba in the 1930s and '40s, contain lyrics reminiscent
Bozal_Spanish
Argentine jazz guitarist (born 1957)
nylon string guitars. His music includes elements of bossa nova, samba, Afro-Uruguayan candombe, salsa, boleros, and jazz. From 1985 to 1991, he worked with
Luis_Salinas
Argentine activist (born 1964)
Techera, is an Afro-Uruguayan dancer and activist. Her father (Juan Carlos Chagas) and her mother Santa Hilda Techera (aka Pocha) are Afro-Latino. She was
Sandra_Chagas
Uruguayan journalist
served as Senator of the Republic from 2020 to 2025, being the first Afro-Uruguayan woman to hold a senatorial seat. Gloria Rodríguez was born in 1960 in
Gloria_Rodríguez_Santo
Uruguayan politician
often was accompanied at rallies by Candombe drummers. Like other Afro-Uruguayans, she was referred to by the color of her skin and called La Negra Roballo
Alba_Roballo
Uruguayan educator and politician (born 1970)
is a Uruguayan history teacher, politician and activist. A member of the ruling left-wing Broad Front, in the 2000s he was the first Afro-Uruguayan elected
Edgardo_Ortuño
Afro-Uruguayan magazine
Nuestra Raza (Our Race) was an Afro-Uruguayan periodical. The "longest running Black Uruguayan periodical", it was published from 1917 to 1948. It was
Nuestra_Raza
Song by Los Fabulosos Cadillacs
song mixes elements of Latin rock and ska with candombe, an Afro-Argentine and Afro-Uruguayan style of music popular in the Río de la Plata. It also incorporates
Matador (Los Fabulosos Cadillacs song)
Matador_(Los_Fabulosos_Cadillacs_song)
Music genre and dance form
similar to the Brazilian carnival blocks, being followed by carriages. In Uruguay, a comparsa makes reference to a group of candombe dancers and drummers
Comparsa
Afro-Uruguayan journalist, political and social activist (1906 – June 1936)
(1906 – June 1936) was an Afro-Uruguayan feminist and labor activist. Cabral organized the first domestic workers' union in Uruguay. In the 1930s she and
Iris_Cabral
Cristina Rodríguez Cabral (born 26 May 1959) is an Uruguayan poet, researcher, and Afro-Uruguayan activist. Rodríguez has a degree in sociology and nursing
Cristina_Rodríguez_Cabral
Paraguayans of African descent
Afro-Paraguayans are Paraguayans who have predominantly or total Sub-Saharan African ancestry. They can be found in Camba Cua outside Asunción; Kamba Kokue
Afro-Paraguayans
List of South American ethnic groups
Kwinti English + Portuguese → Saramaccan Suriname Christianity, Winti Afro-Uruguayans Various African languages → Forced loss of languages due to slavery
List of contemporary ethnic groups of South America
List_of_contemporary_ethnic_groups_of_South_America
American historian of Afro-Latin America
University Press, 1995) Afro-Latin America, 1800–2000 (Oxford University Press, 2004) Blackness in the White Nation: A History of Afro-Uruguay (University of North
George_Reid_Andrews
Racial group
Afro-Palestinians or Black Palestinians are Palestinians who descend from the Black racial groups of Africa. In the Gaza Strip, around 1% of the population
Afro-Palestinians
Name list
systems engineer Cristina Rodríguez Cabral (born 1959), Uruguayan poet, researcher, and Afro-Uruguayan activist Christina Chalk, British-Filipino beauty pageant
Christina_(given_name)
Barrio in Montevideo Department, Uruguay
from different countries. In addition to European immigrants, many Afro-Uruguayans who with the abolition of slavery in 1842 moved to the southern area
Palermo,_Montevideo
Uruguayan writer, educator and singer
at improving the situation of black Uruguayans. Santos lives in Montevideo. Historias de vida: negros en el Uruguay, collected narratives (1994) with Teresa
Beatriz_Santos_Arrascaeta
1080/07393149908429863. Retrieved 2024-01-30. "Black Native Party: The Political Party That Once Gave Afro-Uruguayan People Hope". Travel Noire. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
List of Black political parties
List_of_Black_political_parties
Capital and largest city of Uruguay
also an Afro-Uruguayan community in the city, composed of descendants of enslaved people brought over during the colonial era, as well as Afro-Brazilian
Montevideo
of Uruguay Emigration from Uruguay Spanish Uruguayan Italian Uruguayan French Uruguayan German Uruguayans Jews in Uruguay Culture of Uruguay Afro-Uruguayan
Immigration_to_Uruguay
Uruguayan musician (born 1943)
backing group for Airto Moreira. The group blended electric jazz with Afro-Uruguayan candombe, Brazilian music and funk, and later achieved a cult following
Hugo_Fattoruso
always been a very small population in Uruguay. According to a study by Latinobarómetro in 2010, 39% of Uruguayans are Roman Catholics and 11% are Evangelical
Religion_in_Uruguay
Spread of people with African heritage
people Afro-Guyanese Afro-Peruvian Garifuna people Palenquero Pardo Afro-Venezuelans Afro-Chileans Afro-Uruguayans Afro-Surinamese people Afro–Antiguans
Outline_of_African_diaspora
Uruguayan dancer, poet and vedette (1919–2002)
Martha Gularte, was a Uruguayan candombe dancer, choreographer, poet and vedette. She became a symbol of carnival and Afro-Uruguayan culture. Fermina Gularte
Martha_Gularte
Friend of José Gervasio Artigad
have not been found. Among Uruguayans, the term "negro" is used as an endearment, independent of the skin color. A Uruguayan may address a friend or family
Joaquín_Lenzina
Characteristics of African culture in the Americas
influenced by the dance traditions of Africans in Argentina and Uruguay. The traditional Afro-Haitian dance Yanvalou has roots in the voudou traditions of
Africanisms
Montevideo, December 25, 2006), a prominent candombe and tango singer of Afro-Uruguayan descent. Her voice was powerful and she is also known as the "Black
Lágrima_Ríos
according to the magazine Down Beat. The Afro-Uruguayan rhythm Candombe has played a significant role in Uruguayan culture for over 200 years. The rhythm
Music_of_Uruguay
descent Afro-Germans Afro-Irish Afro-Latino Afro-Mexican Afro-Peruvian Afro-Puerto Rican Afro-Trinidadian and Tobagonian Black British Afro-Caribbean
List of Brazilians of Black African descent
List_of_Brazilians_of_Black_African_descent
Name list
kidnapping victim and Minister for Education Maruja Pereyra (1906–?), Afro-Uruguayan journalist and feminist activist Maruja Pibernat (fl. 1934–2004), Spanish-Argentine
Maruja_(given_name)
Surname list
fantasy artist Cristina Rodríguez Cabral (born 1959), Uruguayan poet, researcher, and Afro-Uruguayan activist Daniel Cabral (born 2002), Brazilian footballer
Cabral_(surname)
Afro-Uruguayan journalist and feminist activist
Pereyra Barrios (born 1906) was an Afro-Uruguayan journalist and feminist activist. She was active in the Afro-Uruguayan periodical Nuestra Raza, and the
Maruja_Pereyra
Uruguayan educator, writer and social activist
April 1925 – 10 July 2004) was a Uruguayan educator, writer and social activist. She became the first Afro-Uruguayan to earn a teaching degree. She taught
Adelia_Silva
Uruguayan artist (1923–2014)
Returning to Montevideo in the late 1940s, he developed an interest in Afro-Uruguayan culture. Settling in Montevideo's primarily black tenement of "Mediomundo"
Carlos_Páez_Vilaró
Ethnic group
Black Hispanic and Latino Americans, also called Afro-Hispanics, Afro-Latinos, Black Hispanics, or Black Latinos, are classified by the United States Census
Black Hispanic and Latino Americans
Black_Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans
many educated Uruguayans were influenced by skeptical European writers and ancient Greek philosophy. After independence, cultured Uruguayans began espousing
Irreligion_in_Uruguay
Uruguayan politics and activist
Beatriz Ramírez Abella (born 1956) is a Uruguayan feminist and activist working for Afro-Uruguayan rights. She is an anthropologist and educator teaching
Beatriz_Ramírez_Abella
Virginia Dobrich (born 1983), dancer, actress and model Tina Ferreira, Afro-Uruguayan, dancer, journalist and vedette of both theater and carnival Graciela
List_of_female_dancers
Peruvian of African descent
Black Peruvians or Afro-Peruvians are Peruvians of mostly or partially African descent. They mostly descend from enslaved Africans brought to Peru after
Black_Peruvians
Musical artist
Jimmy Santos is an Afro-Uruguayan popular vocalist of candombe, jazz and rock. Jimmy has lived in Argentina since 1976 and is part of the black population
Jimmy_Santos_(singer)
Americans of Uruguayan birth or descent
000 Uruguayans left the country. Later on, between 1973 and 1985, during the period of oppressive military control, 150,000 Uruguayans left Uruguay. And
Uruguayan_Americans
2019 compilation album by various artists
blended singer-songwriting, jazz fusion, folk, electronic music, and Afro-Uruguayan rhythms. The tracklist includes works by Contraviento, Jaime Roos with
América_Invertida_(album)
Uruguayan percussionist, dancer and actor
Pereira Majó (born June 10, 1958) is a Uruguayan percussionist, dancer, and actor who specializes in Afro-Uruguayan themes. In 1995, she founded the group
Berta_Pereira
Shopping mall in Brooklyn, New York
Dave & Busters on the third floor, in addition a music store owned by Afro-Uruguayan vocalist Jimmy Santos is also located in Atlantic Center. Urban renewal
Atlantic Terminal (shopping mall)
Atlantic_Terminal_(shopping_mall)
Ethnic group
Palestinian Uruguayans (Arabic: فلسطينيو أوروغواي) are Uruguayan citizens of Palestinian descent or Palestine-born people residing in Uruguay. There are
Palestinian_Uruguayans
Argentine footballer
Matías Isidoro Presentado (born 13 August 1992) is an Argentine footballer who plays for Los Andes as a centre-back. Presentado made his league debut in
Matías_Presentado
Uruguayan musician
work has also included musicological exploration of Afro-Uruguayan music, Afro-Brazilian music, Afro-Cuban music, the sacred music of the Native Americans
Mariana_Ingold
freedom. The largest religion in Uruguay are the Roman Catholics, making about 66% of the population. Most Uruguayans baptize their children and marry
Culture_of_Uruguay
Rock music composed by Argentine bands
melodic rock in the world. This path had already been started by the Uruguayans Los Iracundos, who, although they came from an earlier era, were also
Argentine_rock
Political movement in Uruguay
emigration of most royalists. One of the most important Uruguayan monarchist thinkers was Afro-Uruguayan freedman Jacinto Ventura de Molina. A fervent Catholic
Monarchism_in_Uruguay
"Guide to Tango Music: A Brief History of Argentine Tango". "Candombe: Afro-Uruguayan Drums and the Roots of Tango". ABC News. Retrieved 4 March 2024. Edición
Music_of_Argentina
or agnostic according to Uruguayan census. While according to the most recent official survey approximately 58.1% of Uruguayans define themselves as Christian
Irreligion_in_Latin_America
1993 FX37 Lidia Mabel Benavídez Tabárez (Lágrima Ríos, 1924–2006), an Afro-Uruguayan singer who excelled in candombe and tango, the two representative genres
Meanings of minor-planet names: 20001–21000
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Form of musical theatre
some of them, such as the Saludo Araca La Cana 1937, are cherished by Uruguayans as cultural icons. Murguistas dress in elaborate, colourful, jester-like
Murga
Ethnic group
Afro–Antiguans and Barbudans are Antiguans and Barbudans of entirely or predominantly African (notably West African) ancestry. People in the country of
Afro–Antiguans_and_Barbudans
Topics referred to by the same term
TV presenter Cristina Rodríguez Cabral (born 1959), Uruguayan poet, researcher, and Afro-Uruguayan activist Cristina Rodrigues (disambiguation) This disambiguation
Cristina_Rodríguez
People born in the Americas with sub-Saharan African ancestry
Americans), in Canada (Black Canadians), in the Caribbean (Afro-Caribbean), and in Latin America (Afro-Latin Americans). After the United States achieved independence
African diaspora in the Americas
African_diaspora_in_the_Americas
American anthropologist
slaves brought to Montevideo by ship. From her research in Uruguay, she asserted that Uruguayans of African descent still maintain their cultural habits
Ellen_Diggs
Uruguayan writer
1932) was an Uruguayan journalist and writer. She notably co-founded Nuestra Raza, a long-running periodical catering to Uruguay's Afro-Latin population
María_Esperanza_Barrios
1968 studio album by Los Shakers
Verdesio writes that the album's second track, "Candombe," by featuring Afro-Uruguayan rhythms (candombe), marked "the first time a Latin American or Spanish-speaking
La conferencia secreta del Toto's Bar
La_conferencia_secreta_del_Toto's_Bar
Spread of people with African heritage
slave trade. Afro-Arabs (Afro-Saudis, Afro-Omanis, Afro-Syrians, Afro-Palestinians, Afro-Iraqis, Afro-Jordanians, etc.), Afro-Iranians, Afro-Turks – descendants
African_diaspora
Ethnic and cultural group in the United States
African Americans or Black Americans, also formerly called Afro-Americans, are an American racial and ethnic group. As defined by the United States census
African_Americans
Independence of African colonies from European powers
Suriname · Taiwan · Third Reich · Trinidad and Tobago · United States · Uruguay · Venezuela Autonomous: Andaman Islands · British Fiji · British Kenya
Decolonisation_of_Africa
Uruguayan–Argentine musician
Campuzano (born 28 June 1977), better known by her stage name as Alika, is a Uruguayan–Argentine rapper, singer, songwriter, and reggae musician. She is better
Alika_(singer)
Rock music made in or associated with Uruguay
Uruguayan rock first emerged in Uruguay in the 1950s. The real breakthrough for rock in Uruguay, however, as in much of the world, came with the arrival
Uruguayan_rock
American singer
appeared in Baltimore as a dancer with her partner Yank Brunson. The Baltimore Afro-American newspaper recognized her as a local entertainer. By late 1925, she
Myrtle_Watkins
Musical genre originating in South America
rhythms such as candombe, and Argentine milonga was particularly popular among Afro-Argentines in Buenos Aires at the turn of the 20th century. Over time, dance
Milonga_(music)
Music genre originating from Cuba
bands such as Los Papines, Los Muñequitos de Matanzas, Clave y Guaguancó, AfroCuba de Matanzas and Yoruba Andabo. Since its early days, the genre's popularity
Cuban_rumba
Styles of jazz influenced by Latin American music
categories are Afro-Cuban jazz, rhythmically based on Cuban popular dance music, with a rhythm section employing ostinato patterns or a clave, and Afro-Brazilian
Latin_jazz
South American tradition of improvised music and poetry
sought recognitionfor Afro-Argentines' deep historical contributions. Even though the government were able erase most of Afro-Argentine presence, there
Payada
Afro-Bolivian music and dance
The saya is an Afro-Bolivian music and dance originating from the Yungas region. It is considered a key influence in the music of Bolivia. The term saya
Saya_(art_form)
posthumous released album Los Amigo (2012) receives Album of the Year honor. Afro-Uruguayan singer Ruben Rada was named Male Pop Artist of the Year and Production
2016_in_Latin_music
where black soldiers and black Afro-descendant leaders would play a pivotal role in these conflicts on all sides. Afro-Argentines Slavery in Latin America
Slavery_in_Argentina
Type of dance
Uruguayan tango is a rhythm that has its roots in the poor areas of Montevideo around 1880. Then it was extended to other areas and countries. As Borges
Uruguayan_tango
Argentinian and Uruguayan partner dance
Cuba, in the black neighborhood of Havana. Flamenco tango, in turn, shows Afro-Cuban—particularly habanera—and African influences. Both the habanera and
Tango
2025 single by Hugel and Solto
MoBlack Records and Make the Girls Dance Records on 7 November 2025. The Afro house, dance and house track is a reinterpretation of Sister Nancy's 1982
Jamaican_(Bam_Bam)
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