São Paulo

[soun pou-loh, sou pou-loh]

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.

São Paulo

/ 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)

São Paulo

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

Example Sentences

Leclerc said Elkann called him on the morning after the Sao Paulo GP to tell him he was planning to make the comments.

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The seven-time champion and team-mate Charles Leclerc were told to "focus on driving and talk less" by Elkann after Ferrari suffered a double retirement at last weekend's Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

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Review author Prof Carlos Monteiro, from the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil, who set up the Nova classification system for categorising food, said the growing consumption of ultra-processed foods "is reshaping diets worldwide, displacing fresh and minimally processed foods and meals".

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John Elkann certainly caused a stir with his remarks the day after the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

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“We now dominate,” he said at a climate investors event in São Paulo on Monday before heading to Belém.

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