Cities

Sao Paulo

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Sao Paulo." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/sao-paulo.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Sao Paulo. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/sao-paulo

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-sao-paulo,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Sao Paulo},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://dev-geography.interactiveatlas.org/cities/sao-paulo},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Sao Paulo is the capital city of the state of the same name, as well as the most populous city in Brazil, South America, the Americas, and in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres.

Facts

Population

11,904,961 1

Area (sq km)

1521.2 1

Founding Year

1554 1

Population Estimate Year

2025 1

Elevation (m)

760 1

Latitude

23.55 degrees south 1

Longitude

46.633 degrees west 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Brazil

Source Sao Paulo (Wikipedia)

Sao Paulo

sao-paulo is associated with sao-paulo-state.

Source Sao Paulo (Wikipedia)

Capital Of

Sao Paulo

sao-paulo is the capital of sao-paulo-state.

Source Sao Paulo (Wikipedia)

On Continent

South America

Sources

1. Sao Paulo (Wikipedia)

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Sao Paulo is the capital city of the state of the same name, as well as the most populous city in Brazil, South America, the Americas, and in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres.

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1. Sao Paulo (Wikipedia)

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