# Flags of South America

This is a gallery of flags of South American countries and affiliated international organizations.

## International

| Date | Use |
| 1996 – | Flag of the Andean Community |
| 1994 – | Flag of Mercosur |
| 2011 – | Flag of the Union of South American Nations |

## Flags of South American sovereign states

| Date | Use | Description |
| 1861 – | Flag of Argentina See also: List of Argentine flags | |
| 1851 – | Flag of Bolivia | |
| 1889 – | Flag of Brazil See also: List of Brazilian flags | |
| 1817 – | Flag of Chile See also: List of Chilean flags | |
| 1861 – | Flag of Colombia See also: List of Colombian flags | A wide yellow band at the top recalls the federation of Greater Colombia. A blue band in the center represents independence. The red band at the bottom symbolizes courage. |
| 1860 – | Flag of Ecuador See also: List of Ecuadorian flags | |
| 1966 – | Flag of Guyana | |
| 2013 – | Flag of Paraguay | |
| 1825 – | Flag of Peru See also: List of Peruvian flags | |
| 1975 – | Flag of Suriname | |
| 1830 – | Flag of Uruguay See also: List of Uruguayan flags | |
| 2006 – | Flag of Venezuela See also: List of Venezuelan flags | |

## Flags of South American dependencies and other territories

| Date | Use | State (status) |
| 1976 – | Flag of Aruba | Netherlands (constituent country) |
| 1981 – | Flag of Bonaire | Netherlands (special municipality) |
| 1984 – | Flag of Curaçao | Netherlands (constituent country) |
| 1999 – | Flag of the Falkland Islands | United Kingdom (overseas territory) |
| 2015 – | Flag of French Guiana | France (overseas region and department) |
| 1999 – | Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | United Kingdom (overseas territory) |

## Flags of South American cities

Flags of cities with over 1 million inhabitants.
* Flag of Barquisimeto, Venezuela
* Flag of Barranquilla, Colombia
* Flag of Belém, Brazil
* Flag of Belo Horizonte, Brazil
* Flag of Bogotá, Colombia
* Flag of Brasília, Brazil
* Flag of Buenos Aires, Argentina
* Flag of Cali, Colombia
* Flag of Campinas, Brazil
* Flag of Callao, Peru
* Flag of Córdoba, Argentina
* Flag of Cusco, Peru
* Flag of Curitiba, Brazil
* Flag of Fortaleza, Brazil
* Flag of Goiânia, Brazil
* Flag of Guarulhos, Brazil
* Flag of Guayaquil, Ecuador
* Flag of Lima, Peru
* Flag of Maceió, Brazil
* Flag of Manaus, Brazil
* Flag of Maracaibo, Venezuela
* Flag of Medellín, Colombia
* Flag of Porto Alegre, Brazil
* Flag of Quito, Ecuador
* Flag of Recife, Brazil
* Flag of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
* Flag of Salvador, Brazil
* Flag of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
* Flag of Santiago, Chile
* Flag of São Gonçalo, Brazil
* Flag of São Luís, Brazil
* Flag of São Paulo, Brazil

## Historical flags

| Date | Use |
| 1822 | Flag of the Kingdom of Brazil |
| 1822 – 1853 | Flag of the Empire of Brazil |
| 1853 – 1889 | Flag of the Empire of Brazil |
| 1889 | Flag of the First Brazilian Republic |
| 1889 – 1960 | Flag of Brazil |
| 1960 – 1968 | Flag of Brazil |
| 1968 – 1992 | Flag of Brazil |
| 1876 – 1925 | Flag of the Falkland Islands |
| 1925 – 1948 | Flag of the Falkland Islands |
| 1948 – 1999 | Flag of the Falkland Islands |
| 1875 – 1906 | Flag of British Guiana |
| 1906 – 1919 | Flag of British Guiana |
| 1919 – 1955 | Flag of British Guiana |
| 1955 – 1966 | Flag of British Guiana |
| 1821 – 1822 | Flag of the Protectorate of Peru |
| 1822 | Flag of the Peruvian Republic |
| 1822 – 1825 | Flag of the Peruvian Republic |
| 1836 – 1839 | Flag of the Peru-Bolivian Confederation |
| 1992 – 1999 | Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands |
| 1959 – 1975 | Flag of Suriname |
| 1828 – 1830 | Flag of Uruguay |
| 1811 – 1812 | Flag of the First Republic of Venezuela |
| 1813 – 1814 | Flag of the Second Republic of Venezuela |
| 1817 – 1819 1859 | Flag of the Third Republic of Venezuela |
| 1830 – 1836 | Flag of the State of Venezuela |
| 1836 – 1859 | Flag of the State of Venezuela |
| 1859 – 1863 | Flag of the Republic of Venezuela |
| 1863 – 1905 | Flag of the United States of Venezuela |
| 1905 – 1930 | Flag of the United States of Venezuela |
| 1930 – 2006 | Flag of Venezuela |