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:''Sao Paulo redirects here; for other meanings, see'' [[São Paulo (disambiguation)]].''

'''São Paulo''' ([[Portuguese Language|Portuguese]] for [[Paul of Tarsus|Saint Paul]]) is the [[capital]] of the [[States of Brazil|state]] of [[São Paulo (state)|São Paulo]] in southeastern [[Brazil]]. It is located at {{coor dms|23|32|36|S|46|37|59|W|}}, 400 [[Kilometer|km]] (250 [[Mile|miles]]) from [[Rio de Janeiro]], and 1030 km (640 miles) from federal capital [[Brasília]]. In [[English language|English]], the [[Diacritic|diacritic mark]] on the [[ã]] is often omitted and the name written '''Sao Paulo'''.

[[Image:Paulista avenue.jpg|350px|right|thumb|Office buildings in Paulista Avenue]]