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Sao Paulo city overview
Sao Paulo is a city in Brazil shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Known forSao Paulo, Key city in Brazil, Sao Paulo planning base 3, Sao Paulo planning base 4
Population~11.9Mcity context
RegionBrazilBrazil
Time zoneAmerica/Sao_Paulolocal time
Founded1554historical origin
City history
The Portuguese village of São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga was marked by the founding of the Colégio de São Paulo de Piratininga on 25 January 1554.
Father José de Anchieta wrote this account in a letter to the Society of Jesus: The settlement of the region's Courtyard of the College began in 1560.
The bandeirantes eventually became politically powerful as a group, and forced the expulsion of the Jesuits from the city of São Paulo in 1640.
The new capital was established on 23 April 1683, with public celebrations. The Bandeirantes In the 17th century, São Paulo was one of the poorest regions of the Portuguese colony.
The Captaincy of São Paulo and Minas de Ouro (see Captaincies of Brazil) was created on 3 November 1709, when the Portuguese crown purchased the Captaincies of São Paulo and Santo Amaro from the.
In 1827, a law school was founded at the Convent of São Francisco, today part of the University of São Paulo.
From 1869 onward, São Paulo was connected to the port of Santos by the Estrada de Ferro Santos-Jundiaí (Santos-Jundiaí Railroad), nicknamed The Lady.
The region's first industries also began to emerge, providing jobs to the newcomers, especially those who had to learn Portuguese. Old Republican period By the time Brazil became a republic on 15 November 1889.
In 1934, with the reunion of some faculties created in the 19th century, the University of São Paulo (USP) was founded, today the largest in Brazil.
In 1947, São Paulo gained its first paved highway: the Via Anchieta (built on the old route of José de Anchieta), connecting the capital to the coast of São Paulo.
At the end of the 20th century and beginning of the 21st century, São Paulo became the main financial center in South America and one of the most populous cities in the world.
The expansion of coffee production was a major factor in the growth of São Paulo, as it became the region's chief export crop and yielded good revenue.
São Paulo became the point of convergence of all railroads from the interior of the state.
After abolition, and following governmental stimulus towards the increase of immigration, the province began to receive a large number of immigrants, largely Italians, Japanese and Portuguese peasants, many of whom settled in the capital.
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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