Sao Paulo fast facts

• Sao Paulo (Saint Paul) is the sixth largest city in the world.
• The city of Sao Paulo is home to the largest Japanese community outside of the country of the Rising Sun.
• Demonym: Paulistano
• The demonym paulistas designates anyone from the whole of São Paulo state, including the paulistanos.
• 70 percent of Sao Paulo people are Roman Catholic.
• Its metropolitan area is home to over 20 million people
• The official language in the city is Portuguese. Other languages spoken are Spanish, English and French.
• The average temperature in January is 21 C (70 F), while the average in July is 14 C (57 F).
• Sao Paulo is considered the richest city in Southern Hemisphere
• The São Paulo metropolitan area is ranked as the 2nd most populous in the Americas.
• Area - Municipality 588 sq mi (1,522.986 km²) - Metro 3,067.1 sq mi (7,943.818 km²).
• Sao Paulo nickname(s): Terra da Garoa (Land of Drizzle) and Sampa.
• São Paulo is considered an Alpha - World City.
• São Paulo officially became a city in 1711.
• The city is the capital of the state of Sao Paulo in southeastern Brazil.