List of Cities in South America - Largest Cities

Largest Cities

This list features the most populated cities in South America, considering the city proper only. See the article on each city for sources.

Ranking Name country Population
1 São Paulo Brazil 10,886,518
2 Bogotá Colombia none
3 Lima Peru 6,321,173
4 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 6,093,500
5 Caracas Venezuela 5,576,000
6 Santiago Chile 5,428,590
7 Maracaibo Venezuela 4,163,670
8 Buenos Aires Argentina 3,776,138
9 Salvador Brazil 2,892,625
10 Valencia Venezuela 2,585,202
11 Brasília Brazil 2,455,903
12 Fortaleza Brazil 2,431,415
13 Belo Horizonte Brazil 2,412,937
14 Medellín Colombia 2,214,494
15 Cali Colombia 2,119,908
16 Guayaquil Ecuador 1,985,379
17 Curitiba Brazil 1,797,408
18 Córdoba Argentina 1,613,211
19 Manaus Brazil 1,612,475
20 Barquisimeto Venezuela 1,600,009
21 Recife Brazil 1,533,580
22 Porto Alegre Brazil 1,420,667
23 Belém Brazil 1,408,847
24 Quito Ecuador 1,399,378
25 Rosario Argentina 1,325,090
26 Montevideo Uruguay 1,303,182
27 Maracay Venezuela 1,302,000
28 Goiânia Brazil 1,244,645
29 Guarulhos Brazil 1,236,192
30 Barranquilla Colombia 1,146,359
31 Santa Cruz de la Sierra Bolivia 1,113,582
32 Mendoza Argentina 1,109,104
33 Campinas Brazil 1,039,297
34 São Gonçalo Brazil 960,631
35 São Luís Brazil 957,899
36 La Plata Argentina 957,800
37 Ciudad Guayana Venezuela 946,606
38 San Miguel de Tucumán Argentina 903,100
39 Cartagena Colombia 892,545
40 Maceió Brazil 874,014

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