Wedding traditions of Latin America and the Caribbean
Padrinos and arras, the Andean wedding, the dollar dance and the long Caribbean celebration. 19 traditions on EveryShaadi so far.
Countries
🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 0🇦🇷 Argentina 8🇧🇸 Bahamas 0🇧🇧 Barbados 1🇧🇿 Belize 2🇧🇴 Bolivia 3🇧🇷 Brazil 10🇨🇱 Chile 1🇨🇴 Colombia 2🇨🇷 Costa Rica 1🇨🇺 Cuba 1🇩🇲 Dominica 0🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 1🇪🇨 Ecuador 2🇸🇻 El Salvador 0🇬🇩 Grenada 0🇬🇹 Guatemala 2🇬🇾 Guyana 0🇭🇹 Haiti 0🇭🇳 Honduras 2🇯🇲 Jamaica 1🇳🇮 Nicaragua 2🇵🇦 Panama 1🇵🇾 Paraguay 1🇵🇪 Peru 3🇵🇷 Puerto Rico 0🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0🇱🇨 Saint Lucia 0🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0🇸🇷 Suriname 2🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago 0🇺🇾 Uruguay 2🇻🇪 Venezuela 1
Cities and towns
On the calendar
🇺🇾 Montevideo, UruguaySame-sex marriage in Uruguay
The legal recognition of marriage for same-sex couples in Uruguay since 2013Modern · The ceremony
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSame-sex marriage in ArgentinaMatrimonio igualitario
The legal recognition of same-sex unions that made Argentina the first nation in Latin America to permit them.Modern · Engagement and betrothal
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and 1 moreSame-sex marriage in Brazil
The nationwide legal recognition of same-sex unions following a 2013 judicial ruling.Modern · Engagement and betrothal
🇪🇨 EcuadorSame-sex civil unions in EcuadorUnión de hecho
Legal recognition of same-sex partnerships granted by the 2008 Constitution and implemented in 2014.Modern · Engagement and betrothal
🇧🇴 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaRecognition of same-sex unions in Bolivia
The legal recognition of civil unions and marriages for same-sex couples in Bolivia.Modern · Engagement and betrothal
🇨🇴 Bogotá, ColombiaSame-sex marriage in Colombia
The legal recognition of same-sex unions established by the Constitutional Court in 2016.Modern · The ceremony
🇻🇪 Caracas, VenezuelaSame-sex marriage in Venezuela
The ongoing legal and social effort to recognize same-sex marriages and civil partnerships in Venezuela.Modern
🇸🇷 SurinameRecognition of same-sex unions in Suriname
The legal status of same-sex marriage and civil partnerships in Suriname.Modern
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSame-sex marriage in ArgentinaMatrimonio igualitario
The legal recognition of same-sex unions that made Argentina the first nation in Latin America to permit them.Modern · Engagement and betrothal
🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and 1 moreSame-sex marriage in Brazil
The nationwide legal recognition of same-sex unions following a 2013 judicial ruling.Modern · Engagement and betrothal
🇪🇨 EcuadorSame-sex civil unions in EcuadorUnión de hecho
Legal recognition of same-sex partnerships granted by the 2008 Constitution and implemented in 2014.Modern · Engagement and betrothal
🇧🇴 Santa Cruz de la Sierra, BoliviaRecognition of same-sex unions in Bolivia
The legal recognition of civil unions and marriages for same-sex couples in Bolivia.Modern · Engagement and betrothal
🇨🇴 Bogotá, ColombiaSame-sex marriage in Colombia
The legal recognition of same-sex unions established by the Constitutional Court in 2016.Modern · The ceremony
🇻🇪 Caracas, VenezuelaSame-sex marriage in Venezuela
The ongoing legal and social effort to recognize same-sex marriages and civil partnerships in Venezuela.Modern
🇸🇷 SurinameRecognition of same-sex unions in Suriname
The legal status of same-sex marriage and civil partnerships in Suriname.Modern
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Same-sex marriage in Colombia: Diego Cambiaso, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Same-sex marriage in Brazil: Fabio Pozzebom/ABr, CC BY 3.0 br, source
- Same-sex marriage in Argentina: Víctor Buggé, CC BY 2.0, source