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List of twin towns and sister cities in South America

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This is a list of "twin towns" or "sister cities" in the continent of South America — that is, pairs of towns or cities in different countries which have town twinning arrangements. Where known, the date of formation of the twinning agreement is included in parentheses.

Note that the list is likely to always remain incomplete, since no canonical list of such arrangements exists; even those towns that are listed may well have arrangements which are not listed here. However, a searchable, interactive list is maintained by Sister Cities International. Note also that any twinning arrangement should be listed at two locations in the series of lists: once for each of the towns involved in the arrangement.

Argentina

Bolivia

Argentina Córdoba, Argentina
United States Miami, Florida, USA
Germany Bonn, Germany
Peru Cusco, Peru (1984)
Venezuela Santa Ana de Coro, Venezuela
Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
United States Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Peru Cusco, Peru
Spain Toledo, Spain
Brazil Campinas, Brazil
Argentina Córdoba, Argentina
United States Miami Dade County, Florida, USA
Argentina Paraná, Argentina
Argentina Rosario, Argentina
Taiwan Taichung, Taiwan
China Tainan City, China (2005)
Argentina La Plata, Argentina
Ecuador Quito, Ecuador
Argentina San Salvador de Jujuy, Argentina

Brazil

Acre

Italy Reggio Emilia, Italy

Amazonas

Argentina Tierra del Fuego, Argentina (2005)
China Tianjin, China (1997)
Brazil Goiânia, Brazil

Pará

United States Missouri, USA[citation needed]
Japan Chiba Prefecture, Japan (1979)
Portugal Aveiro, Portugal
State of Palestine Bethlehem, Palestine
France Fort-de-France, Martinique, France
Brazil Campinas, Brazil
China Nanyang, China
Japan Kōchi, Japan
Portugal Santarém, Portugal

Maranhão

Portugal Cantanhede, Portugal
Portugal Viana do Castelo, Portugal

Piauí

China Changzhou, China

Ceará

United States Frederick, Maryland, USA
Brazil Pelotas, Brazil
United States Miami Beach, Florida, USA
United States Racine, Wisconsin, USA
Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela
Brazil Natal, Brazil
Italy Montese, Italy
Senegal Saint-Louis, Senegal
Cape Verde Praia, Cape Verde

Rio Grande do Norte

State of Palestine Bethlehem, Palestine
Argentina Córdoba, Argentina
Brazil Porto Alegre, Brazil
Brazil Fortaleza, Brazil

Paraíba

China Zhaoqi, China
Portugal Viana do Castelo, Portugal

Pernambuco

United States Georgia, USA
Spain Palos de la Frontera, Spain
Germany Hof, Germany
Portugal Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
Portugal Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Portugal Matosinhos, Portugal
Italy Cassino, Italy
Portugal Vila do Conde, Portugal
Portugal Joane, Portugal
Brazil Juazeiro, Brazil
Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
Portugal Aveiro, Portugal
China Guangzhou, China
France Nantes, France
Portugal Porto, Portugal
Brazil Vitória, Brazil

Alagoas

Portugal Viana do Castelo, Portugal
United States Bay Harbor Islands, Florida, USA

Sergipe

Brazil Salvador, Brazil

Bahia

Brazil Petrolina, Brazil
Portugal Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Brazil Aracaju, Brazil
Italy Florence, Italy
Turkey Izmir, Turkey
United States Los Angeles, California, USA
Angola Luanda, Angola
United States Miami, Florida, USA
Benin Ouidah, Benin
Italy Sciacca, Italy

Minas Gerais

United States Burlington, Iowa, USA
Portugal Vila Verde, Portugal
Portugal Matosinhos, Portugal
Cuba Cienfuegos, Cuba
Brazil Brasília, Brazil
United States Framingham, Massachusetts, USA
United States Mount Vernon, New York, USA

Espírito Santo

Italy Castelluccio Superiore, Italy
Italy Sondrio, Italy
Lebanon Beirut, Lebanon
Portugal Cascais, Portugal
Cuba Havana, Cuba
Japan Ōita, Japan
Brazil Recife, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

United States Maryland, USA
China Bengbu, China
Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Portugal Ílhavo, Portugal
Brazil Blumenau, Brazil
Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

São Paulo

Chile Melipilla, Chile
Japan Engaru, Japan
Japan Kumano, Japan
Romania Sibiu, Romania
Japan Tenri, Japan
Portugal Bragança, Portugal
Brazil Ubatuba, Brazil (2007)
Japan Karuizawa, Japan
Italy Castrolibero, Italy
Japan Kōchi, Japan
Portugal Aveiro, Portugal
Japan Okinawa, Japan
Cuba Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Japan Hino, Japan
Japan Oizumi, Japan
Uruguay Punta del Este, Uruguay
Cuba Boyeros, Cuba
Japan Aso, Japan
Japan Kushima, Japan
Japan Kameoka, Japan (1985)
Brazil Ubatuba, Brazil
Japan Iwakuni, Japan
China Taian, China
Japan Saga, Japan
United States Buffalo, New York, USA
Japan Higashi Hiroshima, Japan
Japan Hasami, Japan
Japan Seki, Japan
Armenia Gyumri, Armenia
Italy Osasco, Italy
Japan Tsu, Japan
Brazil Campinas, Brazil (1991)
Japan Nakatsugawa, Japan
Colombia Bucaramanga, Colombia (2003)
United States San Leandro, California, USA (1962)
Japan Kosaka, Japan
Italy Novellara, Italy
United States Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
China Chengde, China
Czech Republic Pilsen, Czech Republic
Italy Sesto San Giovanni, Italy
Japan Takasaki, Japan
Italy Marostica, Italy
Japan Shunan, Japan
Japan Tokuyama, Japan (1974)
Italy Iglesias, Italy (1988)
Italy Thiene, Italy (1976)
Italy Vittorio Veneto, Italy (1984)
Italy Milan, Italy
Cuba Santa Clara, Cuba
Japan Kadoma, Japan
Japan Echizen, Japan
United States Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Portugal Santarém, Portugal
Japan Naha, Japan
Cuba Orgin, Cuba
Argentina Resistencia, Argentina
Lebanon Hammana, Lebanon
South Korea Anyang, South Korea
Japan Komatsu, Japan
Japan Yonezawa, Japan
Brazil Campinas, Brazil (2007)
Brazil Jaguariúna, Brazil
Chile Melipilla, Chile

Paraná

United States California, USA
Japan Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Portugal Coimbra, Portugal
Argentina Córdoba, Argentina
Japan Himeji, Japan
Poland Krakow, Poland
France Lyon, France
United States Orlando, Florida, USA
Germany Rastatt, Germany
Portugal Guimarães, Portugal
Japan Nishinomiya, Japan
United States Toledo, Ohio, USA
Japan Kakogawa, Japan
Portugal Leiria, Portugal
Portugal Vila de Rei, Portugal
Japan Awaji, Japan
Portugal Leiria, Portugal
Mexico Guadalajara, Mexico
Paraguay Assunção, Paraguay
Portugal Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal
Poland Poznan, Poland

Santa Catarina

Argentina Bariloche, Argentina
Brazil Campinas, Brazil
Japan Gifu, Japan
Chile Osorno, Chile (1993)
Brazil Petrópolis, Brazil (1992)
United States Sterling, Illinois, USA
Italy Vittorio Veneto, Italy
Argentina Córdoba, Argentina (1993)
China Jinan, China
Portugal Ponta Delgada, Portugal
United States Roanoke, Virginia, USA
GermanyFreiburg. Germany.
Japan Sodegaura, Japan
Portugal Viana do Castelo, Portugal
United States Chesapeake, Virginia, USA
France Joinville-le-Pont, France
Germany Langenhagen, Germany
Switzerland Schaffhausen, Switzerland
Slovakia Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia
China Zhengzhou, China
France Honfleur, France
Italy Longarone, Italy

Rio Grande do Sul

Italy Veneto, Italy
Argentina Gobernador Crespo, Argentina
Italy Cesiomaggiore, Italy
Italy Rovereto, Italy
Italy Borso del Grappa, Italy
Italy Nove, Italy
Italy Lombardore, Italy
Italy Valdastico, Italy
Italy Conegliano, Italy
Portugal Óbidos, Portugal
Italy Auronzo di Cadore, Italy
Czech Republic Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
United States Noblesville, Indiana, USA
Spain Elda, Spain
Brazil Aracati, Brazil
Portugal Aveiro, Portugal
Uruguay Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
Japan Suzu, Japan
Portugal Águeda, Portugal
Italy Cornedo Vicentino, Italy
Italy San Biagio di Callalta, Italy
Argentina Coronel Pringles, Argentina
Argentina Paraná, Argentina
Chile Iquique, Chile
Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Germany Sankt Wendel, Germany

Distrito Federal

Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
Brazil Diamantina, Brazil
Portugal Lisbon, Portugal
Italy Rome, Italy

Goiás

Germany Idar-Oberstein, Germany
Brazil Manaus, Brazil

Mato Grosso do Sul

Italy Turin, Italy
Paraguay Capitán Bado, Paraguay
France Dunkerque, France
Italy Pisa, Italy

Chile

Paraguay Concepción, Paraguay
United States Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Croatia Split, Croatia
China Tongling, China
Paraguay Concepción, Paraguay
United States Napa County, California, USA
Argentina San Juan (Province), Argentina (2005)
Argentina La Plata, Argentina (1993)
Brazil - Cascavel, Brazil
State of Palestine - Bethlehem, Palestinian National Authority
Ecuador - Guayaquil, Ecuador
Argentina - Rosario, Argentina
United States Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
Brazil São Borja, Brazil
Japan Tenri (天理市), Japan (1966)
Poland Kraków, Poland (1995)
United States Millbrae, California, USA
United States Hilo, Hawai'i, USA
United States Tyler, Texas, USA
Brazil Atibaia, Brazil
Brazil Ubatuba, Brazil
Brazil Blumenau, Brazil
United States Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA
Argentina Puerto Madryn, Argentina (1994)
China Qingdao, China (1999)
Argentina San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina (1993)
United States Bellingham, Washington, USA (1996)
Argentina Ushuaia, Argentina (1995)
France Bondy, France
France Montpellier, France
Italy Castellalto, Italy
Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina (1992)
Brazil São Paulo, Brazil (1998)
Ecuador Guayaquil, Ecuador
Latvia Riga, Latvia
Poland Warsaw, Poland
Turkey Ankara, Turkey
United States Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (1961)
United States Miami, Florida, USA
United States Maui County, Hawaii, USA
Argentina Bahía Blanca, Argentina (1995)
Spain Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Russia Stavropol, Russia
United States Tacoma, Washington, USA
United States Mount Pleasant, Michigan, USA
Japan Osaka, Japan (2001)
Spain Barcelona, Spain (2001)
Argentina Córdoba, Argentina (1993)
United States Long Beach, California, USA
Russia Novorossiysk, Russia
Argentina Rosario, Argentina (1997)
China Shanghai, China (2001)
Canada Magog, Quebec, Canada
Turkey Izmir, Turkey
Argentina Mar del Plata, Argentina (2001)
United States Sausalito, California, USA

Colombia

India Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India
China Nanjing, People's Republic of China
United States Tampa, Florida, USA
Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina (1986)
England London, England
Spain Madrid, Spain
United States Miami, Florida, USA[1]
Brazil Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
Philippines Manila, Philippines
United States Miami, Florida, USA
El Salvador San Salvador, El Salvador
Argentina Rosario, Argentina (1998)
United States Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Venezuela Maracay, Venezuela
Italy Palermo, Italy
France Lyon, France
Ukraine Kiev, Ukraine
Spain Málaga, Spain
United States Miami Beach, Florida, USA
United States Ocala, Florida, USA

Cuba

United States Las Vegas, New Mexico, USA
Brazil Guarulhos, Brazil
United States Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Argentina Bahia Blanca, Argentina (1997)
United States Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Brazil Contagem, Brazil
United States Tacoma, Washington, USA
Brazil Campinas, Brazil
Italy San Vincenzo, Italy
Spain Barcelona, Spain
Venezuela Caracas, Venezuela
Peru Cusco, Peru (1993)
Turkey Izmir, Turkey
Argentina Mar del Plata, Argentina (1998)
United States Mobile, Alabama, USA
Brazil Santos, Brazil
Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
Brazil Vitória, Brazil
United States Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
Italy Tarquinia, Italy
Italy Collegno, Italy
United States Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Brazil São Carlos, Brazil
Venezuela Maracay, Venezuela
Italy Palermo, Italy
Argentina Paraná, Argentina (1992)
Argentina Rosario, Argentina (1993)
Italy San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy

Ecuador

Spain Santa Fe, Spain (1990)
Peru Cusco, Peru (2000)
Chile Santiago, Chile
United States Houston, Texas, USA (1987)
Italy Genoa, Italy
Peru Macchu Pichu, Peru
United States Winchester, Kentucky, USA
Italy Povegliano Veronese , Italy
United States Coral Gables, Florida, USA
United States Louisville, Kentucky, USA (1962)
Spain Madrid, Spain
Nicaragua Managua, Nicaragua
United States St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Bolivia Sucre, Bolivia
Canada Toronto, Ontario, Canada
United States Seabrook, Texas, USA

Falkland Islands

England Whitby, England

Guyana

Trinidad and TobagoPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
United StatesSt. Louis, Missouri, USA
United States Midland, Texas, USA

Paraguay

Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina
Argentina Resistencia, Argentina
Brazil Campinas, São Paulo State, Brazil
Brazil Curitiba, Paraná State, Brazil
Brazil São Paulo, São Paulo State, Brazil
Japan Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Spain Madrid, Spain
United States Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States
Taiwan Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Brazil Coronel Sapucaia, Brazil
Chile Ancud, Chile
Chile Arica, Chile
Argentina Posadas, Argentina (1992)
United States Pittsburgh, USA
Brazil Santa Maria, Brazil
Brazil São Paulo, Brazil
Argentina Santa Fe, Argentina

Peru

Italy Biella, Italy
United States Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Mexico Mexico City, Mexico
United States Vancouver, Washington, USA
Argentina Santa Fe, Argentina (1997)
United States Mesa, Arizona, USA
United States Pensacola, Florida, USA
United States Miami Beach, Florida, USA


Ecuador Ibarra, Ecuador
Argentina Puerto Madryn, Argentina (1994)
Argentina Rosario, Argentina (1986)
Argentina Bahía Blanca, Argentina
United States Miami Dade County, Florida, USA
United States Gastonia, North Carolina, USA
United States Decatur, Georgia, USA
United States Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Suriname

NetherlandsLelystad, Netherlands (2004)
BelgiumAntwerp, Belgium (2002)
ChinaHangzhou, China (1998)

Uruguay

United States Hollywood, Florida, USA
Portugal Guimarães, Portugal
Argentina Luján, Argentina (2003)
Argentina La Plata, Argentina (1994)
United States Miami Dade County, Florida, USA