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2 February 2011

Latin America: Drawing Parallels with Egypt

Written by Silvia Viñas · History, Protest

As protests in Egypt continue, Latin American bloggers are drawing historical parallels with similar uprisings in the region and some are wondering: “Could it happen here now?”

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29 December 2010

Latin America: 2010 in Review

Written by Silvia Viñas · Arts & Culture, Disaster

An 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Chile, a police strike in Ecuador and the Nobel Prize in Literature for Peruvian author Mario Vargas Llosa were some of the news bloggers and citizen media users reported and analyzed this year. Let's take a look at these and other stories the Latin American team covered in 2010.

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22 October 2010

Uruguayans Mourn Death of Musician José Carbajal, ‘El Sabalero'

Written by Silvia Viñas · Arts & Culture, Music

Singer and composer José Carbajal, nicknamed "el Sabalero," died of a heart attack on October 21 at age 66. Carbajal is considered an icon of Uruguayan culture. This year he was working with other artists and the One Laptop per Child project in Uruguay, Plan Ceibal, to perform in concerts for public school children around the country.

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8 September 2010

Getting to Know the Global Voices Latin America Team

Written by Eduardo Avila · Blogger Profiles, Announcements

The Global Voices Latin America team of volunteer authors has grown over the past three years. During this transition and the presentation of a new Regional Editor, Silvia Viñas, let's take a look at the diverse community of committed bloggers from this region.

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1 July 2010

Watch The World Cup with Global Voices: Live Chat for Uruguay vs. Ghana

Written by Eduardo Avila · Sport, Citizen Media

The "Black Stars" of Ghana face the "Charrúas" of Uruguay in a quarterfinal match in the 2010 World Cup. Join Global Voices for a live chat during this match on July 2.

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10 June 2010

Watch The World Cup with Global Voices: Live Chat for Uruguay vs. France

Written by Lova Rakotomalala · Arts & Culture, Sport

The World Cup of football, arguably the most global sporting event ever, is hosted for the first time on the African continent. Please join us in watching and discussing this event together for the second match of Opening Day.

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Uruguay: Social Media Keeps Fans Updated on La Celeste

Written by Silvia Vinas · Translated by Silvia Viñas · Sport

With only a few days left until Uruguay makes its debut in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Uruguayan social media users are getting ready to analyze and report on the latest news of La Celeste, the nickname for the national soccer team. Whether or not Uruguay will make history by winning their third World Cup this year, fans old and young (and even English speakers) will have plenty of online resources to keep up with their national team.

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22 May 2010

Uruguay: Silent March Remembering Disappeared Detainees

Written by Silvia Viñas · Human Rights, Protest

This year marked the 15th silent march that takes place every May 20 in remembrance of those detained and disappeared during the military dictatorship of Uruguay.

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20 May 2010

Uruguay: First Woman Elected as Intendant of Montevideo

Written by Silvia Viñas · Elections, Politics

Ana Olivera, a member of the Uruguayan Communist Party was elected Municipal Intendant of Montevideo. Her candidacy and the politics and history behind it gave social media users and bloggers a lot to talk about.

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30 April 2010

Latin America: Free Software Installation Festival 2010

Written by Renata Avila · Technology, Citizen Media

The 2010 edition of the Latin American Free Software Installation Festival (FLISOL) took place and was organized simultaneously in 20 countries and 250 cities all across the region.

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Updates about Uruguay

9 January 2012

Spanish

Lola, in 7 neuronas [es] (”7 neurons”), provides some information and links to cultural and sports events that will take place during these Summer months in Montevideo.

• Silvia Viñas

27 December 2011

English

Bloggings by boz looks at youth unemployment in Latin America, concluding that “with growth projections decreased for 2011 and 2012, the current situation for youth unemployment is almost certainly getting worse. That could have major economic, political and social implications moving into 2012.”

• Silvia Viñas

15 December 2011

Spanish

Alvaro Fagalde blogs [es] about Uruguayan cinema. He says “Whisky” is without a doubt the best Uruguayan film, but criticizes that some believe all films have to follow that style. He argues that Uruguayan films don't need a lot of money, advertising, or a foreign cast; Uruguayan cinema, in his opinion, needs imagination, confidence, and professional screenwriters.

• Silvia Viñas

2 December 2011

Spanish

On December 3 and 4, 2011, developers, designers, academics and other experts from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Peru, and Uruguay, will participate in “Desarrollando América Latina” [es] (Developing Latin America), a 30 hour open data hackathon to develop web applications that help solve social problems related to education, public budgets, and security. Some bloggers, like Juan Arellano [es] from Peru and Fabrizio Scrollini [es] from Uruguay, have previewed the event from their country's perspective.

• Silvia Viñas

7 November 2011

Spanish

Denisse Gelber in the blog Reasons and people: rethinking Uruguay [es] writes about youth unemployment, presenting the stories of two young Uruguayans from different socioeconomic backgrounds but with the same problem: a lack of employment opportunities in their chosen field.

• Silvia Viñas

17 October 2011

English

Eva Blair Smith from Ola Uruguay blogs about candombe music in a post titled “The Heartbreat of Uruguay: A History of Candombe Drumming.”

• Silvia Viñas

14 October 2011

Spanish

The blog Amo descubrir canciones [es] (”I love to discover songs”) reviews music from around the world, with a special focus on Latin America. The blog includes specials with songs by country [es], song covers [es], and songs recommended by readers [es]. The latter category includes a post on “Songs to recommend during a conversation in an elevator” [es].

• Silvia Viñas

English

Former Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez said he feared a dispute between Uruguay and Argentina over a paper mill would turn into an armed conflict. “This is a strange story” as Bloggings by boz reports, “and a strange shakeup in Uruguayan politics.” Boz also asks some questions sparked by Vazquez's statements. The BBC reports that Vazquez later said his comments were “inopportune”. The former President also announced he was quitting Uruguayan politics.

• Silvia Viñas

6 October 2011

Spanish

The blog Uruguay: click para actualizar [es] (”click to refresh”) lays out several concerns about a website with an online questionnaire that closely resembles the official census survey. The people behind the website say they want to show that census data could be collected online rather than door-to-door.

• Silvia Viñas

22 September 2011

Spanish

According to a forecast by the Intentional Monetary Fund, Uruguay's economy will expand 6% in 2011. Rosario Queirolo in Razones y personas: repensando Uruguay (”Reasons and people: rethinking Uruguay”) comments on the relationship between economic growth and general satisfaction in Uruguay.

• Silvia Viñas