São Pau·lo (pou l , -l ) A city of southeast Brazil west-southwest of Rio de Janeiro. Founded by Jesuits in 1554, it developed rapidly as an industrial and commercial center after the 1880s and is now the largest city in South America. Population: 10,300,000. |
São Paulo (Portuguese) [s[~ə]un ˈpaulu]
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1. (Placename) a state of SE Brazil: consists chiefly of tableland draining west into the Paraná River. Capital: São Paulo. Pop.: 36 966 527 (2000). Area: 247 239 sq. km (95 459 sq. miles)
2. (Placename) a city in S Brazil, capital of São Paulo state: the largest city and industrial centre in Brazil, with one of the busiest airports in the world; three universities; rapidly expanding population. Pop.: 25 000 (1874); 2 017 025 (1950); 9 785 640 (2000)
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