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Porto Alegre (UK: / ˌ p ɔːr t uː ə ˈ l ɛ ɡ r eɪ /, US: /-ɑː ˈ l eɪ ɡ r i, ˌ p ɔːr t oʊ ə ˈ l ɛ ɡ r ə /, [4] [5] Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈpoʁtu aˈlɛɡɾi,-tw aˈ-] ⓘ; lit. ' Joyful Harbor ') is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.
The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, [5] [6] [7] known initially as India Nova, [8] are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] When viewed as a single continent, the Americas or America is the 2nd largest continent right after Asia, and is the 3rd largest continent by population.
The Southern Cone (Spanish: Cono Sur, Portuguese: Cone Sul) is a geographical and cultural subregion composed of the southernmost areas of South America, mostly south of the Tropic of Capricorn. Traditionally, it covers Argentina, Chile, and Uruguay, bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the east by the Atlantic Ocean.
The following parts of South America are or were territories of non-South American states and therefore do not participate: Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao are parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands near the Venezuelan coastline. French Guiana, which is an overseas department of France and is therefore part of the European Union.
A clickable Euler diagram showing the relationships between various multinational organizations in the Americas v • d • e. The Forum for the Progress and Integration of South America (Spanish: Foro para el Progreso e Integración de América del Sur, PROSUR; Portuguese: Fórum para o Progresso e Desenvolvimento da América do Sul, PROSUL, Dutch: Forum voor de Vooruitgang en Integratie van ...
In 2019, Rio Grande do Sul produced a total of 4.5 billion liters of milk, making it the third largest producer in the country, with 13.0% of the country's total. [76] In sheep farming, in 2017 the South Region was the 2nd largest in the country, with 4.2 million heads. Rio Grande do Sul has 94% of the country's wool production. [77]
The Summit of South American-Arab Countries (Arabic: قمة الدول العربية ودول أمريكا الجنوبية, French: Sommet Amérique du Sud-Pays Arabes, Portuguese: Cúpula América do Sul-Países Árabes, Spanish: Cumbre América del Sur-Países Árabes) is a bi-regional mechanism for cooperation and political coordination, which gathers the 22 member-States of the League of ...
Cerro Rico, Potosi, Bolivia, still a major silver mine Amethyst mine in Ametista do Sul. South America is a major producer of gems such as amethyst, topaz, emerald, aquamarine and tourmaline. Chuquicamata is the largest open pit mine in the world, near the city of Calama in Chile.