South America

South America
Location information
Location	South of the western hemisphere
Permanent residents	Benedita Dourado Valentina Vázquez William Weasley's Brazilian pen-friend
Affiliation	Argentinian Council of Magic Brazilian Ministry of Magic Castelobruxo

South America is a continent in the western hemisphere. The known wizarding nations that comprised it were Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, and Venezuela.

Magical community

The Amazon rainforest along with the Brazilian municipalities of Caxambu, Manaus and Teresina and the Peruvian town of Tarapoto were the known locations that house the South American wizarding community.

Although mostly uninhabited, the Patagonian Desert received a large amount of people from the international wizarding community in 2014, due to the 427th Quidditch World Cup that was based there.

Magical government

The known magical governing bodies in the continent were the Brazilian Ministry of Magic and the Argentinian Council of Magic, with the witch Valentina Vázquez as its President in 2014.

Magical education

Castelobruxo, one of the eleven wizarding schools, was located amid the Amazon rainforest in northern Brazil. It took students from all over the continent.

Magical games and sports

• The Argentinian National Quidditch team had reached the quarter-finals of the Quidditch World Cup at least once in the 20th century.
  • In 1877, half of the team were found tied up in the basement of a bar in Cardiff, Wales, after the "Tournament that Nobody Remembers".
• The Brazilian National Quidditch team had won five Quidditch World Cups and was the runner-up in the 2014 Quidditch World Cup.
  • The team was also a finalist in the 1982 Quidditch World Cup.
• The Peruvian National Quidditch team was considered to be the best team from South America.
  • Also the Tarapoto Tree-Skimmers were the most famous Peruvian Quidditch team.

Magical creatures

• Amazonian Salamander
• Caipora
• Crazed Capybara (possibly)
• Curupira
• Dugbog
• Fire slug
• Nogtail
• Peruvian Salamander
• Peruvian Vipertooth

Magical history

• Castelobruxo was implied to be as old as Hogwarts, that is, over a thousand years.
• In 1993, the yearly International Warlock Convention was held in Brazil.
• In 2014, the 427th Quidditch World Cup was based in the Patagonian Desert, Argentina.
• Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder was invented by the wizarding community in Peru.
  • Also the Caxambu Style Borborygmus Potion was developed in Caxambu, Brazil.
• The Dragon Pox was a potentially fatal disease related to the Peruvian Vipertooth. It was possibly originated in South America, as the said dragon was native to the continent.

Behind the scenes

• The wand was a European invention, and some cultures traditionally did not rely upon wands for performing magic. So It is possible that Salazar Slytherin introduced the wand to South America, as he likely travelled there to acquire the Snakewood for his wand, which is a native species of tree from Coastal regions of northeast South America.
• Very little is known about South American wandlore. Though it is possible Snakewood and Dragon Heartstring from the Peruvian Vipertooth are substances used.

Appearances

• Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (Indirectly mentioned only) (GBA version)
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film) (Mentioned on potion label)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (film) (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (video game) (Mentioned on potion label)
• Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (First mentioned)
• Quidditch Through the Ages (Mentioned only)
• Pottermore (First appearance)
• Harry Potter (website)
• Wonderbook: Book of Spells (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Wizards Unite (Mentioned only)
• Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
• Hogwarts Legacy (Mentioned only)