São Paulo

American  

[soun pou-loh, sou pou-loh] / ˈsãʊ̃ ˈpaʊ loʊ, ˈsaʊ ˈpaʊ loʊ /

noun

1. a state in S Brazil. 95,714 sq. mi. (247,898 sq. km).

2. a city in and the capital of this state.

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São Paulo British  

/ sə̃un ˈpaulu /

noun

1. a state of SE Brazil: consists chiefly of tableland draining west into the Paraná River. Capital: São Paulo. Pop: 38 177 742 (2002). Area: 247 239 sq km (95 459 sq miles)

2. a city in S Brazil, capital of São Paulo state: the largest city and industrial centre in Brazil, with one of the busiest airports in the world; three universities. Pop: 25 000 (1874); 2 017 025 (1950); Pop: 18 333 000 (2005 est)

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São Paulo Cultural  

1. City in southeastern Brazil; the largest city in Brazil and in South America.

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Example Sentences

While there, as outlined by People, the footballer said the 11-year-old was thrilled to see the singer while they were dining at their São Paulo hotel.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

At the BTS pop-up store in Seoul, Pollyana Fernandes, a 27-year-old from São Paulo, said she had endured a 30-hour flight from Brazil that cost her about $1,100.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The singer's world tour will visit just seven cities - Amsterdam, London, São Paulo, Mexico City, New York, Melbourne and Sydney - but he will play extended residencies in each.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Researchers examining spiders and scorpions at the Zoological Collections Laboratory of the Butantan Institute in São Paulo, Brazil, noticed something unusual on a spider only a few millimeters long.

From Science Daily • Jan. 28, 2026

You must have felt it, and will continue to feel it, at the throbbing of our national arteries, in Recife, in Bahia, now in this capital, and tomorrow in São Paulo.

From Latin America and the United States Addresses by Elihu Root by Bacon, Robert