São Paulo

American  

[saun pau-loh, sau pau-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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São Paulo

The term “ultraprocessed foods” was coined by nutritional epidemiologist Carlos Monteiro and his team at the University of São Paulo in the early 2000s.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

Rodrigo Brasil Choueri, an associate professor and marine ecotoxicologist at the Federal University of São Paulo in Brazil, has been researching the impact of microfibers on marine organisms.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Lunardelli first fell for Comporta seven years ago, while visiting from São Paulo, and now splits her time between Brazil and Portugal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

Cut Chemist, real name Lucas McFadden, explains, referring to teaching at the Red Bull Music Academy in São Paulo back in 2002.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

A little gold was found in São Paulo in the sixteenth century, but no great discoveries were made until nearly the end of the seventeenth.

From The South American Republics Part I of II by Thomas C. Dawson

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