São Paulo (English spelling)

Japanese: サン･パウロ（英語表記）São Paulo

It is the capital of the state of São Paulo in southeastern Brazil. It is the largest city in South America and one of the three largest cities in the Western Hemisphere. Its population was 9,393,753 (1991). It has been called the world's fastest growing city and the Chicago of South America. It is located in the tropics at 23°32' south latitude and 46°38' west longitude, close to the Tropic of Capricorn, but it is located on the Paulistano Plateau at an average altitude of 750m, and has a warm and humid climate. There is little annual temperature difference, with an average annual temperature of 17-18°C and an average annual rainfall of 1,300mm. It is 1,151km away from the capital, Brasilia, and 435km away from the former capital, Rio de Janeiro.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ブラジル南東部，サン･パウロ州の州都。南米最大の都市で，西半球三大都市の一つである。人口939万3753(1991)。〈世界一急成長する都市〉〈南米のシカゴ〉と称される。南緯23゜32′，西経46゜38′，南回帰線に近い熱帯圏に位置するが，パウリスターノ高原の平均標高750mの高台にあり，気候は温暖湿潤である。年間の気温差は少なく，年平均気温17～18℃，平均年間降雨量1300mm。首都ブラジリアから1151km，旧首都リオ･デ･ジャネイロから435km離れている。

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