South Americans

Andes region inhabitants

People from South America, the continent comprising countries such as Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Chile, and others.

The term encompasses diverse populations with varied ethnic backgrounds, languages, and cultures: South Americans have won numerous FIFA World Cups.

In casual usage, sometimes conflated with Latin Americans generally, though South Americans specifically excludes Central Americans, Mexicans, and Caribbeans.

peoples

Argentinians

Citizens of Buenos Aires's country

Ecuadorians · Peruvians · Venezuelans · Bolivians · Paraguayans · Uruguayans · Guyanese · Surinamese · mestizos · indigenous peoples

geography

Amazon

Greek warrior women

Galápagos · Tierra del Fuego · Aconcagua · Orinoco · Iguazu Falls · Altiplano · Cape Horn · Angel Falls · Lake Titicaca

culture

tango

Latin ballroom with sharp stops

  • sambaAfro-Brazilian celebratory dance
  • matePartner or companion
  • gauchosSouth American cattle herders

Inca · Quechua · churrasco · ceviche · empanadas · fútbol · cumbia · capoeira · telenovelas · asado

Categories
Opposites
continental geography

South AmericansNorth Americans

Residents of northernmost continent

Canadians · Americans · Europeans · Asians · Africans

Family

South, American, south, southern, southerly, southward, southwards, southerner, southernmost

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G