Largest cities in South America - South America's largest cities

There are 36 cities in South America with a population of more than 1,000,000 people.

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Largest cities in South America
City	No	Country	Population	Continent
Buenos Aires	1.	Argentina	2,891,082	South America
Cordoba	2.	Argentina	1,317,298	South America
La Paz	3.	Bolivia	2,004,652	South America
Santa Cruz de la Sierra	4.	Bolivia	1,831,434	South America
Sao Paulo	5.	Brazil	12,400,232	South America
Rio de Janeiro	6.	Brazil	6,747,815	South America
Belo Horizonte	7.	Brazil	2,721,564	South America
Salvador	8.	Brazil	2,711,840	South America
Fortaleza	9.	Brazil	2,400,000	South America
Manaus	10.	Brazil	2,219,580	South America
Brasilia	11.	Brazil	2,207,718	South America
Curitiba	12.	Brazil	1,948,626	South America
Recife	13.	Brazil	1,653,461	South America
Goiania	14.	Brazil	1,536,097	South America
Belem	15.	Brazil	1,499,641	South America
Porto Alegre	16.	Brazil	1,488,252	South America
Guarulhos	17.	Brazil	1,169,577	South America
Maceio	18.	Brazil	1,031,597	South America
Campinas	19.	Brazil	1,031,554	South America
Santiago	20.	Chile	4,837,295	South America
Bogota	21.	Colombia	7,674,366	South America
Cali	22.	Colombia	2,392,877	South America
Medellin	23.	Colombia	1,999,979	South America
Barranquilla	24.	Colombia	1,206,319	South America
Quito	25.	Ecuador	2,781,641	South America
Guayaquil	26.	Ecuador	2,723,665	South America
Asuncion	27.	Paraguay	1,482,200	South America
Lima	28.	Peru	7,737,002	South America
Callao	29.	Peru	1,300,000	South America
Arequipa	30.	Peru	1,008,290	South America
Montevideo	31.	Uruguay	1,270,737	South America
Caracas	32.	Venezuela	3,000,000	South America
Maracaibo	33.	Venezuela	2,225,000	South America
Maracay	34.	Venezuela	1,754,256	South America
Valencia	35.	Venezuela	1,619,470	South America
Barquisimeto	36.	Venezuela	1,240,714	South America

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