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Sao Paulo

South America

Sao Paulo is the capital city of the state of the same name, as well as the most populous city in Brazil, South America, the Americas, and in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
11,904,961 1
Area (sq km)
1521.2 1
Founding Year
1554 1
Population Estimate Year
2025 1
Elevation (m)
760 1
Latitude
23.55 degrees south 1
Longitude
46.633 degrees west 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Coastal
No 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC-03:00 5
Connections

Associated With

Brazil, Countries
Source Sao Paulo (Wikipedia)
Sao Paulo, States or Territories

sao-paulo is associated with sao-paulo-state.

Source Sao Paulo (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Sao Paulo, States or Territories

sao-paulo is the capital of sao-paulo-state.

Source Sao Paulo (Wikipedia)
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Site Of

Sertanista House

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Source Sertanista House (source article)Lead paragraph [place]
Quote, Lead paragraph [place]
in the neighborhood of Caxingui, in São Paulo
Unique Forms of Continuity in Space

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Ambev

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Braskem

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Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos

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Source Wikidata: Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanostier 2
Cosan

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Easy Taxi

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Gol Linhas Aéreas

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Heineken Brasil

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Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.

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JBS

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Klabin

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Motiva

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Natura & Co

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Quote, Lead sentence
Natura Cosméticos S.A. is a Brazilian global personal care cosmetics group headquartered in São Paulo.
RD Saude

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Sabesp

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TOTVS

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B3 (Brazil)

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University of Sao Paulo

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Sources
1. Sao Paulo (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    São Paulo (; Portuguese: [sɐ̃w ˈpawlu] ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the capital and largest city of the state of São Paulo. The largest city in Brazil, it is also the most populous city in South America, the Americas, and in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres.
  • Infobox: population_total
    11,904,961
  • Infobox: population_as_of
    2025
  • Infobox: area_total_km2
    1,521.20
  • Infobox: elevation_m
    760
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    23.550 S 46.633 W
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    23.550 S 46.633 W
  • Infobox, Founded
    1554
  • Associated With: Brazil, Infobox, Country
    Brazil
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2. GeoNames: São Paulo - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
Quote, Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 769 m
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3. Overpass API (OpenStreetMap): OpenStreetMap coastline within 10 km of Sao Paulo (-23.55, -46.633)
Overpass API (OpenStreetMap)Count of ways tagged natural=coastline within 10 km of the city coordinates
Quote, Count of ways tagged natural=coastline within 10 km of the city coordinates
"ways": "0"
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -23.75, -46.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell -23.75, -46.75
-23.75 -46.75 Cfa
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5. GeoNames: São Paulo - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3448439
Quote, cities500 record 3448439
-23.5475 -46.63611 P PPLA BR 27 12400232 769 America/Sao_Paulo
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Wikidata: Sao Paulo
Wikidata Q174, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Sao Paulo (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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