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São Paulo Map of Brazil and surrounding South American countries highlighting the location of Sao Paulo in southeastern Brazil. Major cities, international borders, and physical features such as rivers are shown. An inset map in the lower left marks Sao Paulo's state in purple within Brazil. Front view of Sao Paulo University in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil, showing a pink and white historic building with arched windows, a central fountain, and flags in front.
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São Paulo

state, Brazil
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São Paulo, estado (state) of southeastern Brazil, bordering on the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast and bounded by the states of Minas Gerais (northeast), Rio de Janeiro (east), Paraná (southwest), and Mato Grosso do Sul (west). São Paulo constitutes the heart of the Southeast, Brazil’s most developed and populous region. The state itself is the most economically productive and populous in the country, accounting for more than one-fifth of the national population. It produces more...

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