Sao Paulo is one of the 26 states of the Federative Republic of Brazil, named after Saint Paul of Tarsus. It is located in the Southeast Region, bordered by Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio de Janeiro and Mato Grosso do Sul, plus the Atlantic Ocean. Its 2025 population was 46,081,801 across an area of 248,219.5 square kilometers, and its capital is the city of Sao Paulo. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Population2025 figure from Sao Paulo's own Wikipedia infobox. Population Estimate Year Area (sq km) Connections
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Brazil, Countries Sao Paulo is a state of Brazil.
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Sao Paulo, Cities sao-paulo is the capital of sao-paulo-state.
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São Paulo (, Portuguese: [sɐ̃w ˈpawlu] ) is one of the 26 states of the Federative Republic of Brazil and is named after Saint Paul of Tarsus. It is located in the Southeast Region and is bordered by the states of Minas Gerais to the north and northeast, Paraná to the south, Rio de Janeiro to the east, and Mato Grosso do Sul to the west, in addition to the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast.
Infobox, capital
Capital Sao Paulo
Infobox, population
46,081,801 (2025)
Infobox: area_total_km2
248,219.5
Infobox, coordinates
22.07 S 48.4336 W
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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.
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