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22/12/2009

São Paulo a global metropolis

Modern, dynamic, professional, upbeat, sophisticated, culturally stimulating and extrovert - no single adjective can quite describe what this exciting, world-renowned megacity is all about.

São Paulo, the most important city in South America is Brazil’s financial capital and a city of superlatives: 11 million inhabitants, 260 cinemas, 152 theaters, 90 museums, 77 shopping centers, 45,000 hotel rooms, 2 airports and the second largest helicopter fleet in the world!

Forged from a multiplicity of nationalities, cultures, beliefs, philosophies and ideals, this great pioneering metropolis is truly cosmopolitan, both by vocation and by choice. It’s Italian, German, Jewish, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, French, African, Arabic, Spanish, Latino,
Brazilian – it’s Paulistano.

These and so many other facets are present in the architecture of its buildings, the streets, the refined tastes of the city’s culinary delights and in the styles and idiosyncrasies of its people who never stop - day after day courageously writing the story of this city.

The grandeur of São Paulo can be summed up in many ways: from its ranking as one of the world’s top 10 fashion cities, to its immense hotel network – the largest in Latin America, to its world leading hospitals and from its international gastronomic reputation to its hosting of
large-scale events, fairs and world famous exhibitions, not least its role as a major center for learning and research.

Every year São Paulo attracts some 10 million visitors, who come to generate business opportunities or to network with professionals, to go shopping and to enjoy a wide range of cultural activities.

Being in São Paulo is to experience an around-the-clock metropolis with a lifestyle that combines work with leisure activities. The capital of a state the size of the United Kingdom, with a population similar to Spain’s, generating almost half of Brazil’s economic output; the City of São Paulo has become the country’s foremost tourist destination.

This is why we proudly invite you to Couromoda, in São Paulo, Latin America’s most dynamic and exciting city!


To find out more about São Paulo please visit:
www.fiquemaisumdia.com.brwww.visitesaopaulo.com



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