São Paulo is a Brazilian municipality, capital of the state of the same name and the main financial, corporate and mercantile centre of South America. It is the most populous city in Brazil, the American continent, the Portuguese-speaking world and the entire Southern Hemisphere. São Paulo is the most influential Brazilian city on the global stage, being, in 2016, the 11th most globalised city on the planet,[8] receiving the alpha global city classification by the Globalization and World Cities Study Group & Network (GaWC). The city's motto on its official coat of arms is Non ducor, duco, a Latin phrase meaning "I am not driven, I drive".
The metropolis has the 23rd largest GDP in the world, representing, alone, 11% of all Brazilian GDP, 34% of the state's GDP, as well as 36% of all its production of goods and services, besides being home to 63% of the multinationals established in Brazil. It is also responsible for 28% of all national scientific production in 2005,[15] and for more than 40% of all patents produced in the country. The city is also home to B3 (an acronym for Brazil, Bolsa, Balcão), the 5th largest stock exchange in the world in market capitalisation (2017 data), the result of the merger of the São Paulo Stock, Commodities and Futures Exchange (BM&FBOVESPA) and the Central de Custodia e de Liquidação Financeira de Títulos (CETIP). São Paulo is also home to many of the tallest buildings in Brazil, such as the Mirante do Vale, Itália, Altino Arantes and the North Tower, among others.
By the 1940s and '50s, São Paulo was aptly referred to as the locomotive "pulling the rest of Brazil" and has since become the hub of an immense megametropolis. Its vibrant and energetic urban core is characterized by an ever-growing maze of modern steel, concrete, and glass skyscrapers in newer hubs within São Paulo's business centre, as well as in emergent outlying business districts. The great diversity of these modern buildings-many of which are truly striking-reflects a wide variety of architectural styles and materials. Glass towers of different hues mingle with impressive granite and marble-faced structures next to metal-sheathed ones. The city's creatively eclectic appearance, comparable to that of any of the world's great metropolitan centres, exemplifies the advanced state of Brazilian architecture. In stark contrast to Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, and most other major Brazilian cities, late-blooming São Paulo has few historical buildings and virtually no structures dating back to the colonial era. Indeed, any building erected before 1900 is deemed historical in São Paulo. Exceptions to the lack of antiquity in the midst of 20th- and 21st-century construction are the church and convent of Luz (1579), now housing the Museum of Sacred Art; the Carmo Church (1632); and the São Francisco Church (1676, rebuilt in 1791).
Going to Ibirapuera Park is a unique trip. Besides the areas for physical activities, bike lanes and playground, the Park has museums, auditoriums and planetarium, always with an extensive cultural program. It is worth taking an afternoon off to walk around and enjoy the place.
On weekends, one of the traditional activities of the paulistanos, as those born in Sampa are called, is to go to one of the free markets that take place in the city. The fairs in Bixiga, Liberdade and Praça Benedito Calixto are among the most popular, where it is possible to find a bit of everything, from antiques to typical foods.
Popularly known as Mercadão (big market), the Municipal Market of São Paulo is one of the most important tourist attractions of the city, a place for those who want to eat well, get to know exotic fruits and taste typical snacks.
And if you can stretch your experience in the city a little further, about 50 kilometres from the centre you can find destinations with lots of green areas, tourist attractions and experience the nature. São Paulo is a multifaceted metropolis, and everyone who gets to know the city is enchanted by its diversity and culture.
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