South America

Countries, regions and cities in South America

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Marabá

Marabá is a municipality in Pará, Brazil, known for its steel industry, river confluence, and role in the Carajás mining project.

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Abaetetuba

Abaetetuba is a municipality in Pará, Brazil, located on the Tocantins River. Population 158,188 (2022).

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Posadas (disambiguation)

Posadas may refer to the Argentine city, or J. Posadas, the Argentine Trotskyist. See also Posadism.

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Barbacena

Barbacena is a municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil, known for its Italian heritage, flower production, and historical significance.

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Santa Bárbara d'Oeste

Santa Bárbara d'Oeste is a municipality in São Paulo, Brazil, known for its American Confederate immigrant heritage and as the birthplace of...

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Viña del Mar

Viña del Mar is a city and commune in central Chile, known as the Garden City. It is a major tourist destination on the Pacific coast.

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Quibdó

Quibdó is the capital of Colombia's Chocó Department, known for its Afro-Colombian population and extreme tropical rainfall.

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Novo Hamburgo

Novo Hamburgo is a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, known for its German heritage and footwear industry.

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Ourinhos

Ourinhos is a municipality in São Paulo, Brazil, known for its agricultural fair and women's basketball team.

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Guarapuava

Guarapuava is a municipality in Paraná, Brazil, known for its agribusiness, cold winters, and status as the state's largest municipality by...

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Balvanera

Balvanera is a historic neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, known for its cultural landmarks, commercial activity, and the Congress bui...

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La Rioja

La Rioja is an autonomous community and province in Spain, known for its wine production and continental climate.

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Catanduva

Catanduva is a municipality in São Paulo, Brazil. Population 115,785 (2022). Known for sugarcane, mechanical fans, and tropical climate.

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Chillán

Chillán is the capital of Chile's Ñuble Region, known for its agricultural history, seismic activity, and nearby Nevados de Chillán mountain...

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Rio Branco

Rio Branco is the capital and most populous municipality of Acre state in northern Brazil, located in the Acre River valley.

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Muriaé

Muriaé is a municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil, known for its coffee production, location on major highways, and the Muriaé River.

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Ipatinga

Ipatinga is a major industrial municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil, known for the Usiminas steel plant and the 1963 Ipatinga Massacre.

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Catamarca

Catamarca is a province in northwest Argentina, bordering Chile. It has a population of 429,556 and covers 102,602 km².

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Gravataí

Gravataí is a Brazilian municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, known for its automotive industry and General Motors complex.

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Poços de Caldas

Poços de Caldas is a municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil, known for its hot springs, glass industry, and aluminum production.