Sao Paulo Brazil

"The capital of São Paulo, which translates to ""Saint Paul"" in Portuguese, is also the most populated city in Brazil, the Americas, and the Western and Southern Hemispheres. It has significant global influence in business, finance, the arts, and entertainment and is listed as an alpha global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC).[8] It is the most populated Portuguese-speaking city in the world and the largest metropolitan region outside of Asia in terms of population. Paul the Apostle is honored by the city's name, and its residents are referred to as Paulistanos.    The city, which was founded in 1554 by Jesuit priests, was the center of Bandeirantes settlers during Colonial Brazil. However, it wasn't until the Brazilian coffee cycle in the middle of the 19th century that it became a significant economic force. In the 20th century, industrialization in Brazil solidified its position as the primary national economic hub, making the city a cosmopolitan melting pot that was home to the largest Arab, Italian, and Japanese diasporas in the world, as well as residents from more than 200 other nations. With almost 20 million residents, Greater São Paulo is the most populous metropolitan area in Brazil and among the most populated in the world. With more than 30 million residents, the São Paulo Macrometropolis is the first megalopolis in the Southern Hemisphere and was also produced by the conurbation of the metropolitan districts around Greater São Paulo. Monuments, parks, and museums like the Latin American Memorial, Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo Museum of Art, Pinacoteca, Cinemateca, Itaú Cultural, Museum of Ipiranga, Catavento Museum, Football Museum, Museum of the Portuguese Language, and the Museum of Image and Sound can be found in the city, which is one of the major cultural centers in Latin America. Along with these important cultural events, São Paulo hosts the second-largest LGBT event in the world, the São Paulo Gay Pride Parade, Lollapalooza, Primavera Sound, Comic Con Experience, São Paulo Jazz Festival, São Paulo Art Biennial, and São Paulo Fashion Week. In addition, Paulo hosted the annual Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix, the Saint Silvester Road Race, the 1963 Pan American Games, the São Paulo Indy 300, the NFL Brazil Games, and the FIFA World Cups in 1950 and 2014.