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  1. 4 days ago · By the end of the 20th century, the city of São Paulo proper had a population of more than 10 million, and the metropolitan region had soared to about 19 million inhabitants. Area city, 576 square miles (1,493 square km); Greater São Paulo, 3,070 square miles (7,951 square km).

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  2. 4 days ago · The overwhelming majority of its population is urban and suburban. The state capital, São Paulo, is the largest city in Brazil (having overtaken Rio de Janeiro in the 1950s) and one of the largest urban centres in the world. Area 95,834 square miles (248,209 square km). Pop. (2022) 46,024,937.

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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BrazilBrazil - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · Brazil, [ b ] officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, [ c ] is the largest and easternmost country in South America and Latin America. It is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the seventh most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo.

  4. Sep 30, 2024 · 23.5475° S 46.6361° W. Region: São Paulo Country: Brazil Continent: South America Southern Hemisphere. View coordinates.

  5. 6 days ago · São Paulo - Urbanization, Immigration, Industry: The Portuguese regent Dom Pedro (later Pedro I) declared Brazil’s independence on September 7, 1822, on the plain of Ipiranga, now within São Paulo. By 1840 São Paulo was still a town of 20,000 inhabitants centred on a low hill and the neighbouring Anhangabaú valley. The Tamanduateí River was straightened in 1849 and a municipal market ...

  6. 2 days ago · The São Paulo Futebol Clube was founded on 25 January 1930 by 60 former officials, players, members, and friends of the football clubs Club Athletico Paulistano and Associação Atlética das Palmeiras of São Paulo. Club Athletico Paulistano, founded in 1900 and one of the oldest clubs in town and 11-time champions of São Paulo, abandoned football due to the professionalization of the sport.

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  8. www.cia.gov › the-world-factbook › countriesBrazil - The World Factbook

    4 days ago · Background. After more than three centuries under Portuguese rule, Brazil gained its independence in 1822, maintaining a monarchical system of government until the abolition of slavery in 1888 and the subsequent proclamation of a republic by the military in 1889. Brazilian coffee exporters politically dominated the country until populist leader ...

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