São Paulo


 (A Gaze on a City)

The Endless Skyline of  "Sampaul"
[The locals say "Sampaul"  (Huh?  Where does the "m" come from????)]

 

With 20 million denizens, São Paulo on an area of 8,511,965 square kilometers is one of the largest cities in the world next to Tokyo and Mexico City.

As of 2005, U.S. Census Bureau figures place the SMA of New York City including Newark, NJ at just under 19 million.
This city in Brazil that you may never have heard of is larger than NYC!

On the 1,500 square kilometers of São Paulo proper alone; 4,700,000 cars, along with 11,000 buses, (the biggest fleet in the world serving 1,277 routes) every month traverse 2.1 billion kilometers (twice the distance to the moon), generating 100 kilometers of back-up traffic each day.  It's only 250 miles from Rio de Janeiro.




Sao Paulo Skyline

Sao Paulo After Dark


Pinacoteca do Estado
Magnificent neoclassical building from 1905, which houses one of the most important collections of art in São Paulo. 		   

Sala Sao Paulo
Houses the São Paulo Symphonic Orchestra and it is considered one of the best concert rooms in the world due to its perfect acoustics and splendid interior.






Blame It On Rio!
(Michael Caine, 1984, Funny!)

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