Play Rugby in South America


South America
 
Weather Average
February 70.3f / 21.3c
July 65.1f / 18.4c
Rainfall 1.4in September
  0.2in June
   
Largest city Brazil
Capital
10°00′S 55°00′W
Currency  
Population 371,000,000
Official language Portuguese, Spanish, English, French
Calling code  

Football (soccer) is the most popular sport in almost every South American country, and many football stars have been born in this continent. The first World Cup was contested in Uruguay, in 1930, and since then, South American countries won this Cup nine times. Sports and recreation in South America include skiing, diving, fishing, racing, rafting, hiking, trekking, parasailing, sky-diving, horseback riding, motorcycles, bicycles - whatever familiar or eSouth Americatreme sports enthusiasts enjoy.

Facts, Icons and Landmarks

As of 2005, its population was estimated at more than 371,000,000. South America ranks fourth in area (after Asia, Africa, and North America) and fifth in population (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America).
South America contains the world's highest waterfall, Angel Falls, the largest river (by volume), the Amazon River, the longest mountain range, the Andes, the driest desert, Atacama, the largest rainforest, the Amazon Rainforest, the highest capital city, La Paz, Bolivia, the highest commercially navigable lake in the world, Lake Titicaca, and the world's southernmost town, Puerto Toro, Chile.
The largest country in South America by far, in both area and population, is Brazil, followed by Argentina. Regions in South America include the Andean States, the Guianas, the Southern Cone, and Brazil.