Number of Inhabitants

According to IBGE, population in the city of São Paulo is 10.886.518 inhabitants. If considering metropolitan area, that is including 38 cities around the capital, population is almost 19,000,000 inhabitants.

General Data

• Foundation of the city: January 25, 1554
• Location: Southeastern region
  
• Distance from the coast:
  Costa dos Alcatrazes – São Sebastião – 186 km
  Guarujá – 93 km
  Ilhabela – 204 km
  Santos – 72 km (8)
  
• Air humidity: 78% (annual average) (5)
• Climate: Tropical temperate
• Average annual temperature: 19°C
• Extension: 1.530 km² 
• Altitude: an average of 760 m. 
• Latitude: 23°32.0'S
• Longitude: 46°37.0'W
  
• Population - 10.886.518 inhabitants.
• Predominant Religion: Catholic
• Currency: REAL (R$)
• Time zone: GMT (-)3 hours
  

Hotels

• Main Brazilian and international hotel chains.
• 410 hotels (1)
• 42,000 available rooms (3)
• Average occupancy in hotels in 2007 was 67% (7).
• Average room price in 2007 was R$ 160,024 (7)

Food

• 12,500 restaurants (3)
• 52 types of cuisine (1)

Culture and leisure

• 152 theaters (1)
• 90 museums (3)
• 260 rooms in 55 cinemas (3)
• 39 cultural centers (3)
• 4 theme parks (2)
• 54 parks and green areas(3)
• 7 concert halls (2)
• 1 circuit race – location for the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Brazil (2)

Events

• South American capital of business trade fair 4
• More than 90,000 events per year (12)
• 75% of the biggest trade fairs of the country (4).
• R$ 2,4 billion of income/year (4)
• R$ 8 billion in travel, lodging and land and air transport (8)

Consumption

• 24,000 shops (1)
• 77 shopping malls
• 59 theme shopping streets in 51 different areas (2).

Transport

• 33,000 taxis (16)
• 10,000 city buses (1)
• 800 bus lines (2)
• 19 bus terminals (2)
• 4 subway lines (2)
• 57,6 km of subway lines + 31,1 km under construction (17)
• 52 subway stations (2)
• 270 km of train lines (2)
• The second private jets fleet in the world (1).
• 39 Airway companies (3)
• 4 airports in Greater São Paulo (2) *, including 1 in Campinas and 1 in Guarulhos

Tourism

• The city receives 10 million visitors a year. At hotels, 16,4% are foreigners and 82,46% are Brazilians. (8)
• Foreigner tourists in São Paulo are divided in 38% from Europe, 30% from the USA and Canada, 21% from Mercosur, 7% from Latin America and 4% from Asia. (8)
• Almost 50% of tourists come to São Paulo for business, 39% for leisure and the others for a medical treatment, to take a course or to go to the university.
• Average staying in the city is 2 days (8)
• Daily expenses: US$ 150,00 (8)
• 6 – CIT - Tourist Information Centers

Business

• 38% of the 100 major private companies with national capital (9)
• 63% of international groups in Brazil (9)
• 17 out of 20 major banks (9)
• Almost 100 out of 200 technology companies (9)
• BM&FBOVESPA – the most important stock exchange in South America (9)
• Hospital das Clínicas – the largest and most famous complex
• The largest Gay Parade in the world with more than 3,5 million people

Sources: (1) Editora Abril (2) PMSP (3) São Paulo Turismo (4) Ubrafe (5) Governo do Estado de São Paulo (6) Infraero (7) Fohb (8) São Paulo Convention & Visitors Bureau (9) Revista Latin Trade (10) IBGE (11) MEC (12) SEBRAE (13) Guia de Restaurantes Japoneses – Editora JBC (14) Site Guia de Motéis (15) Banco Central do Brasil (16) ADETAXI (17) Metrô.