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  1. São Paulo is one of 27 states of Brazil, located southwest of the Southeast Region. The state area is 248,222.362 km 2 (95,839.190 sq mi), most of the north of the Tropic of Capricorn, and the 12th unit of the Brazilian federation in area and the second in the Southeast region, behind only Minas Gerais.

  2. Apr 12, 2024 · São Paulo, estado (state) of southeastern Brazil, bordering on the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast and bounded by the states of Minas Gerais (northeast), Rio de Janeiro (east), Paraná (southwest), and Mato Grosso do Sul (west). São Paulo constitutes the heart of the Southeast, Brazil’s most.

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  3. May 21, 2024 · São Paulo, city, capital of São Paulo estado (state), southeastern Brazil. It is the foremost industrial centre in Latin America. The city is located on a plateau of the Brazilian Highlands extending inland from the Serra do Mar, which rises as part of the Great Escarpment only a short distance inland from the Atlantic Ocean.

  4. History of São Paulo. Founding of São Paulo, 1909 painting by Oscar Pereira da Silva. The history of the city of São Paulo runs parallel to the history of Brazil, throughout approximately 469 years of its existence, in relation to the country's more than five hundred years.

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