São Paulo

geographical name

São Pau·​lo sau̇ⁿ-ˈpau̇-(ˌ)lü 

-(ˌ)lō

1

state of southeastern Brazil bordering on the Atlantic at the Tropic of Capricorn area 95,839 square miles (248,223 square kilometers), population 41,262,199

2

city in southeastern Brazil; capital of the state of São Paulo and the country's most populous city population 11,253,503