São Paulo
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Summary
São Paulo is a municipality of Brazil[1]. It ranks in the top 0.041% of municipality of brazil entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40,430 views/month, #2 of 4,882).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: São Paulo[3]
- Country: Brazil[4]
- Head of government: Ricardo Nunes[5]
- Continent: South America[6]
- Instance of: largest city[7], big city[8], megacity[9], city[10]
- Shares border with: Cajamar[11], Santo André[12], Juquitiba[13], Embu-Guaçu[14], Itapecerica da Serra[15], Embu das Artes[16], Taboão da Serra[17], Cotia[18], Osasco[19], Barueri[20], Santana de Parnaíba[21], Caieiras[22], Mairiporã[23], Guarulhos[24]
- Anthem: Anthem of the Municipality of São Paulo[25]
- Named after: Paul the Apostle[26]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Central Zone of São Paulo[27], South-Central Zone[28], East Zone of São Paulo[29], Northeast Zone[30], Northwest Zone[31], North Zone of São Paulo[32], West Zone of São Paulo[33], Southeast Zone[34], Southwest Zone[35], South Zone of São Paulo[36]
- Flag: flag of the City of São Paulo[37]
- Twinned administrative body: Leipzig[38], La Paz[39], Abidjan[40], Funchal[41], Macau[42], Mendoza[43], Torreón[44], Alta Floresta[45], Amman[46], Asunción[47], Bamako[48], Barcelona[49], Budapest[50], Buenos Aires[51]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for São Paulo include it-Guarulhos International Airport[52], an international airport[53], in Brazil[54], founded in 1985[55]; Congonhas-São Paulo Airport[56], an airport[57], in Brazil[58]; São Paulo Museum of Art[59], an art museum[60], in Brazil[61], founded in 1947[62], headquartered in São Paulo Museum of Art building[63]; it[64], a dreadnought[65]; and 29160 it[66], an asteroid[67].
Why It Matters
São Paulo has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[68] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[69]
Entities named for it include it-Guarulhos International Airport[52], an international airport[53], in Brazil[54], founded in 1985[55]; Congonhas-São Paulo Airport[56], an airport[57], in Brazil[58]; São Paulo Museum of Art[59], an art museum[60], in Brazil[61], founded in 1947[62], headquartered in São Paulo Museum of Art building[63]; it[64], a dreadnought[65]; and 29160 it[66], an asteroid[67].