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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