São Paulo (state)

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Estado de São Paulo

Capital:	São Paulo
Area:	248,808.8 km²
Population:	Total: 40,442,795 (in 2005) Density: 160.06 per km²
Time zone:	UTC -3

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City of São Paulo, capital of the state.

São Paulo (Portuguese: Saint Paul) is a state in the Southeast Region of Brazil. Its capital city is called São Paulo too.

1 Geography and economy
2 Demographics
3 Transportation
4 Sports
5 Main cities
6 External link

[edit] Geography and economy

It borders Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Paraná, and Mato Grosso do Sul.

São Paulo is the richest state in Brazil. It has the second highest per-capita (money by people) income (only lower than the Federal District) and, with the states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, the best standard of life in Brazil, despite of the poverty in some areas of the largest cities.

Its economy is based in machinery, the automobile and aviation industries, services, financial companies, commerce, textiles, orange, soil, sugar cane and coffee production.

[edit] Demographics

São Paulo is the Brazilian state with the biggest number of people.

It has the most diverse population of Brazil. There are many Portuguese, Italian, and Spanish descents living there. There are also Arab and Asian (Japanese, Chinese and Korean) groups.

Many people from other Brazilian states (especially from the Northeast Region) who want a job or a better life also move to São Paulo. Because there are not enough jobs, these people usually want to back to their states.

[edit] Transportation

Sé Station, the biggest Metro station in São Paulo

São Paulo is the state with the largest system of transportation in Latin America, with roads, railways, fluvial lanes, airports, river and sea ports. The city of São Paulo also has a Metro and a suburban railway system.

[edit] Sports

Football is the most important sport in the state. The most important clubs from the state are São Paulo, Palmeiras, Corinthians, Santos, Portuguesa, Ponte Preta, Guarani, São Caetano, Santo André and Paulista.

[edit] Main cities

São Paulo, Guarulhos, Campinas, Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo, Santos, Osasco, São José dos Campos, Sorocaba and Ribeirão Preto.

[edit] External link

Official site (Portuguese)

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