Talk about the State of São Paulo is always in the superlative. It has the largest population, the largest industrial park, the largest economic production, the highest record of immigrants.

São Paulo is also known for its unreliable weather, the sheer size of its helicopter fleet, architecture and multitude of skyscrapers. The São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport connects São Paulo with many Brazilian cities and also operates international flights.

Economic facts

São Paulo is consider the financial and economic capital of Brazil, the city is the largest in Brazil and fifth in the world by population and is located in the South East of the country. It is also the richest city of Brazil.

It was built with the force and the hard work of people from all parts of Brazil and the world, keeping each piece rooted in this land is intended to work. They are 645 municipalities and a population that exceeds 40 million residents. With the best infrastructure and workforce qualified, Sao Paulo can even be called “The locomotive of Brazil.” The State produces all, especially high-tech products. But the emphasis is not only in industry. The Sao Paulo also has agriculture and livestock.

In the economy, out of 260 shopping centers in the country, 94 are located in the state, accounting for more than 200 thousand jobs, and a broad network wholesaler and retailer spread by municipalities.

Tourism

The North Coast or North Shore, begins less than an hour’s drive from the city at the town of Santos, and about an hour later, the SP-55 highway (also known as Rio-Santos) is tracing a beautiful coastline of lush but rugged green hills towering over a shoreline of rocky coves and sandy beaches.

Some of the most sought-after beaches are within the municipality (more a county than a city) of São Sebastião.

But there is a scene for everyone, from the energetic, youthful resort town of Maresias, to the idyllic beaches tucked into the hills at Toque Toque Grande and Toque Toque Pequeno, to the unpretentious colonial center of São Sebastião that also serves as the ferry station to Ilhabela, a green Goliath of an island that looms just off the coast, full of upscale restaurants and hotels.

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