20 November 2025 marks Guinness World Records Day, and Paraguay can live it with pride: few nations of its size can lay claim to such a cabinet of official records. From the aroma of colossal asados to chilled tereré savoured simultaneously by over a thousand people. Paraguay transformed its everyday passions of food, music, mate, and its sense of community into global standards. That show even the grandest nations can be out-danced, out-shared, and out-grilled. These are 5 World Records held by Paraguay.
1. World’s largest serving of scrambled eggs
Recently, 2,806 portions distributed in one hour, achieved on October 19, 2025, in Asunción. During a charity run on World Egg Day 2025, volunteers at Ñu Guasú Park in Paraguay’s capital Asunción served 2,806 generous portions of scrambled eggs in just one hour, setting a tasty new benchmark. The sunny morning combined fitness, philanthropy, and a celebration of eggs as affordable protein for families in Paraguay.
2. World’s longest asado (barbecue)
250 meters long, achieved on July 30, 2023, in Asunción. A 250-metre line of glowing braziers stretched through Asunción, grilling 1,500 kilograms of meat and overtaking Turkey’s mark by more than 16 metres! Cheered on by thousands, the record turned a simple barbecue into a city-wide party, and a fresh chapter in Paraguay’s love affair with beef.
3. World’s largest harp ensemble
420 participants, achieved on October 26, 2013, in Asunción. Harpists of all ages gathered in Asunción for the Festival Mundial del Arpa. Children as young as eight joined septuagenarians to play classic polkas such as “Pájaro Campana” for over six minutes, doubling Scotland’s previous record of 201 harps.
Organised by Sonidos de la Tierra, the event showcased Paraguay’s national instrument and the power of music to unite generations, and communities across the country.
4. World’s largest mateada (yerba mate gathering)
On a warm October day in 2017, 1,332 people simultaneously sipped chilled tereré in Asunción’s Plaza de la Democracia. The hour-long gathering easily beat earlier attempts and celebrated Paraguay’s beloved yerba mate tradition. It reinforced tereré’s role as the nation’s social glue, a refreshing ritual that brings friends, and strangers together.
5. World’s largest Paraguayan bottle dance performed by women
1,000 dancers, achieved on September 23, 2023, in Asunción. On Independence weekend 2023, 1,000 women in swirling ñandutí skirts balanced bottles on their heads, and danced the traditional botella for over five minutes along Asunción’s Costanera. The spectacle honoured female grace and strength, turning a folk challenge into a celebration of Paraguayan womanhood.
And there is more!
The country shines in the Guinness World Records with this these 5 World Records held by Paraguay, achievements that reflect its rich culture and natural wonders. But there are more!
From Lorenzo Prieto’s 1965 record of riding a bicycle for 720 hours nonstop to the historic Saltos del Guairá waterfall (once the world’s most powerful before the Itaipu Dam), the country shares the title of the planet’s largest hydroelectric plant with Brazil. And there is the largest natural logo in Paraguay since late 2024, a 42-hectare eucalyptus plantation in Guairá that was shaped into the Tree Cycle emblem, visible only from the sky.
Additionally, Paraguayans have grilled their way into history with the biggest one-day open-air barbecue in 2008, and the longest meat skewer (250.60 meter) in 2023. All proving that Paraguayan passion for food, music, and tradition consistently sets world records.
For all records held by Paraguay, visit the Guinness World Records website.
