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São Paulo - All of the best
São Paulo at the World´s Reach
]The multi-faceted city opens its doors for people and cultures of the entire planet
Beautiful, rich, intellectual, democratic, upbeat, sporty, cultural, sentimental,
romantic, modern, serious, extroverted, professional. There is
no single adjective that could precisely define São Paulo, the business
capital in South America. Like very few places in the world, it’s a mega
city where different peoples, cultures, characteristics, ethnic groups
and religions live together in harmony.
The third biggest city in the world, with 10,4 million inhabitants, São
Paulo is Italian, German, Jewish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, French,
African, Arab, Spanish, Latino, Brazilian and Paulistana at the same
time. These and so many other facets are present in the architecture of
the buildings, the streets, the refined tastes of the culinary, in the styles
and mannerisms of a people who never stop.
This metropolis has also a powerful economy – its output is R$ 144
billion, or 15% of Brazil’s GDP. For all these reasons, it receives the most
Diversity
In terms of leisure, culture and services, São Paulo is always abreast
of what goes on in the rest of the world. It displays impressive figures.
280 cinemas, 88 museums, 120 theaters, 27 large-scale cultural
events per year, 184 nightclubs, 75 libraries, 41 heritage sites, 41 street
festivals, 72 shopping centers, 53 parks and open space areas, 10
tourist information offices, 39 cultural centers, 9 film clubs and special
movie theaters, 7 performance halls, 7 sports stadiums, 69 sports
clubs, 10 bike paths, 2 yacht clubs, 12 golf associations or clubs, 1,000
fitness centers and 4 theme parks.
São Paulo is an earth of commerce – 72 shopping malls and 59
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part of Brazilian and foreign visitors in the continent – 9,3 million people
a year on business and/or for leisure, according to Embratur, the
country’s official tourism board. Improving the coming of so many visitors,
every day new airlines start to operate in the International Airport.
São Paulo is connected with the main capitals in Europe, America, Asia
and Africa, offering daily and non-stop flights.
After the arrival, the businessmen find more than 600,000 square
meters available for congress and trade fairs, where is concentrated
75% of the Brazilian business fairs market. The hotels chains are in plain
expansion. It caters to visitors who search for 46,000 rooms, in luxury
options of international brands or in economical choices. An efficient
taxi fleet covers all urban routes, a service supported by the car rentals
and public transportation, highlighting the modern subway.
commercial streets specializing in 51 segments, including international
designer shops. It’s an earth of major theater productions and the famous
American musicals. It´s considered one of the international capitals
for gastronomy. It´s an earth of big cultural events like São Paulo
International Film Festival, “Bienal” of Arts and Carnival, which gathers
up 60,000 people per night. And what could we say about sports? A
raceway that hosts the Formula 1 Grand Prix, the traditional São Silvestre
Marathon, some of the main soccer stadiums in Brazil.
Are you looking for good business, network, opportunities, entertainment
or emotion? The capital where everything happens is at your service.
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