São Paulo is the
largest city in
Brazil, the largest
city proper in the
southern hemisphere and
Americas and the world's
eighth largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the
São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the
second most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among the
ten largest metropolitan areas on the planet.
São Paulo is the capital of the
state of São Paulo, Brazil's most populous state. It exerts strong regional influence in commerce, finance, arts and entertainment and a strong international influence.
The name of the city honors
Saint Paul of Tarsus.