Major Cities in South America

South America's largest and most prominent cities include:

• São Paulo, Brazil – ~22M metro (largest in Southern Hemisphere).
• Buenos Aires, Argentina – ~15M metro.
• Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – ~13M metro.
• Lima, Peru – ~11M metro.
• Bogotá, Colombia – ~11M metro.
• Santiago, Chile – ~8M metro.
• Caracas, Venezuela – ~5M metro.
• Quito, Ecuador – ~3M metro.
• Montevideo, Uruguay – ~1.7M metro.
• Asunción, Paraguay – ~3.5M metro.

Other major centers: Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla (Colombia); Belo Horizonte, Porto Alegre, Brasília, Salvador, Fortaleza (Brazil); Guayaquil (Ecuador); Santa Cruz (Bolivia); Córdoba, Rosario (Argentina).