Sao Paulo

Population: 17,711,000
Temp Range: 10 - 30
Average Percipitation High: 240-245 mm (Jan)
Average Percipitation Low: 35-40 (July)
Top 3 Albums:
1. "Um Anjon Caiu o Ceu" by Trilha Sonora
Internacional
2. "Adriana Calcanhotto" by Perfil
3. "Porto dos Milagres II" by Trilha Original da
Novela
Top 3 Singles:
1. "Vou Te Procurar" by Os Travessos
2. "Por Te Amar Assim" by Marlon & Maicon
3. "Daylight In Your Eyes"
by No Angels
Top North American Single: "Daylight In Your Eyes" by No Angels
Music Info Source: Hot 100 Br@sil, 18-Aug-01
Currency Used: Brazilian Real (BRL)

- Most populous city in South America, one of the
biggest in the world
- Sits on hill of the Serra do Mar, 2400 ft above sea
level
- Accounts for 50% of nations industrial production
- 3 million residents live in slum tenements
- 1 million in shantytowns
- Multiethnic, several districts strongly identified
w/ immigrant groups
- Liberdade = Japanese, Bela Vista = Italians,
Bom Retiro = Lebanese & Arab
- Traffic is slow, air is smoggy & polluted
- Incomes are very low for many families
- Street crime common in poorer residential areas &
downtown core
- Portuguese official language