South America

Countries, regions and cities in South America

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Blumenau

Blumenau is a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil, known for its German heritage and the second largest Oktoberfest in the Americas.

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Soledad O'Brien

Soledad O'Brien is an American broadcast journalist and executive producer, host of Matter of Fact and chairwoman of Starfish Media Group.

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El Salvador

El Salvador is a sovereign state in Central America. Capital: San Salvador. Borders: Guatemala, Honduras.

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Feira de Santana

Feira de Santana is a city in Bahia, Brazil, known for its historic cattle fairs, festivals, and role as a commercial crossroads.

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Águas Lindas de Goiás

Águas Lindas de Goiás is a municipality in central Brazil, known as a bedroom community for Brasília with rapid population growth.

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Teófilo Otoni

Teófilo Otoni is a municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil, known for its gem trade and agricultural hinterland.

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Guarujá

Guarujá is a coastal municipality in São Paulo, Brazil, known for its beaches, tourism, and proximity to Santos port.

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Nilópolis

Nilópolis is a municipality in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. Known for its high population density and the Beija-Flor samba school.

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Pouso Alegre

Pouso Alegre is a municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is an industrial center located near São Paulo and Belo Horizonte.

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Pelotas

Pelotas is a Brazilian municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, known for its Portuguese colonial architecture, humid subtropical climate, and his...

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Santos Futebol Clube

Santos FC is a Brazilian sports club based in Vila Belmiro, competing in the Campeonato Paulista and Série A.

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Chapecó

Chapecó is a municipality in Santa Catarina, Brazil, known as the agribusiness capital and for the 2016 Chapecoense football tragedy.

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Talcahuano

Talcahuano is a port city and commune in the Biobío Region of Chile, part of the Greater Concepción conurbation.

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Criciúma

Criciúma is a municipality in Santa Catarina, Brazil, known as the capital of coal and ceramic tiles.

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Mosquera

Mosquera is a municipality in Nariño, Colombia, and a surname of Galician origin with significant presence in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezue...

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Cajamarca

Cajamarca is the capital of the Cajamarca Region in northern Peru, located at 2,750m elevation in the Andes.

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Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte is the capital of Minas Gerais, Brazil. A planned city known for modernist architecture and cultural landmarks.

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Capiatá

Capiatá is a city in Central Department, Paraguay. It had a population of 236,999 in the 2022 census.

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Cúcuta

Cúcuta is a Colombian municipality and capital of Norte de Santander, located on the border with Venezuela.

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Tinaquillo

Tinaquillo is a city in Cojedes, Venezuela, and the seat of the Tinaquillo Municipality. Founded in 1781, it is known for its agricultural e...