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A Helpful Sao Paulo State Guide
All About Sao Paulo
This article contains a handy Sao Paulo state guide to this area of Brazil. Quite often, travelers simply prefer to head to Brazil without knowing much about the place they’re going – which isn’t really the best way to approach a visit to another country. Learning even just a few small details about the place you’re going can help you to appreciate the people and country even more, and might even help you open up a dialogue with some of the local people!
Sao Paulo state is, without a doubt, the richest state in Brazil. It is the state with the second highest per-capita income, and – although some of the outlying areas suffer from poverty – it has the highest standard of living in the entire country. How is this possible? With 22% of Brazil’s population living in this state, these 40 million people are responsible for about a third of the entire annual GDP of Brazil. The state of Sao Paulo itself has the largest economy in South America, making this state absolutely crucial to the Brazilian economy.
While many of the region’s specialties are service and business-oriented – such as financial services and commerce – much of the economy’s growth is also based around machinery, such as parts production for aviation and automobiles, while textiles, citrus, sugar cane and coffee are thriving international export items. Some Sao Paulo state guides might also tell you that tourism is increasingly becoming a significant factor in the economy – the lure of beaches and outdoor activities draw more tourists to the state each year!
The state of Sao Paulo is bordered by several other Brazilian states: Parana in the south, Mato Grosso do Sul to the west, Minas Gerais to the north, and the Atlantic ocean is off the eastern coastline. In addition, here is a Sao Paulo state guide to the major cities of the state: Campinas, Guarulhos, Osacso, Santos, Santo Andre, Sao Paulo, Sorocaba, Sao Jose dos Campos, and Ribeirao Preto. There are many other cities in the state, however these are the larger ones that you’re likely to find good information about in other Sao Paulo state guide books.
The state of Sao Paulo also has the most diverse population of Brazil, due to a strong influx of international immigrants in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Although the major portions of the population consist of Italians, Spaniards and Portuguese, there are at least 5 million Arabs and 3 million people of German descent. Sao Paulo is also famous for having the largest population of Japanese outside of Japan, with about 12% of the population coming from Asian descent.
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