Greater São Paulo

Metropolitan Area

A legally defined specific term, Região Metropolitana de São Paulo (RMSP), one definition for Metropolitan São Paulo, consists of 39 municipalities, including the state capital, São Paulo.

The RMSP of São Paulo is known as a financial and economic centre of Brazil, with a total population of 21,242,939 inhabitants (2016 National Census). The largest municipalities are São Paulo, with a population of 12,038,175, Guarulhos with a population of 1,337,087 people, plus several municipalities with more than 500,000 inhabitants, such as São Bernardo do Campo (822,242 inh.) and Santo André (712,749 inh.) in the ABC Region. The ABC Region (from Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo and São Caetano do Sul) in the south of Grande São Paulo is an important location for industrial corporations, such as Volkswagen and Ford. It represents the "core" cities of the greater region.

Extended Metropolitan Area

The extended metropolitan area of São Paulo (Complexo Metropolitano Estendido de São Paulo) is an agglomeration of 5 contiguous metropolitan areas that have grown into one another and 3 microregions, dominated by São Paulo. It has more than 33 million inhabitants, which is 75% of the population of the entire state of São Paulo, and consists of the contiguous entities:

RMSP Statistics

Territorial area: 7,947 km²

Urban area: 2,139 km²

Population: 21,242,939

GDP: R$ 1 trillion

Latitude: 23 533S

Longitude: 46 617W

1,000,000+

São Paulo (12,038,175)

Guarulhos (1,337,087)

Campinas (1,173,370)

500,000-999,999

São Bernardo do Campo (822,242)

Santo André (712,749)

Osasco (696,382)

São José dos Campos (695,992)

Sorocaba (652,481)

200,000-499,999

Mauá (457,696)

Santos (434,359)

Mogi das Cruzes (429,321)

Diadema (415,180)

Jundiaí (405,740)

Carapicuíba (394,465)

Piracicaba (394,419)

São Vicente (357,989)

Itaquaquecetuba (356,774)

Guarujá (313,421)

Taubaté (305,174)

Limeira (298,701)

Praia Grande (304,705)

Suzano (288,056)

Taboão da Serra (275,948)

Sumaré (269,522)

Barueri (264,935)

Embu das Artes (264,448)

Indaiatuba (235,367)

Cotia (233,696)

Americana (231,621)

Jacareí (228,214)

Itapevi (226,488)

Hortolândia (219,039)

Rio Claro (201,473)

100,000-199,999

Ferraz de Vasconcelos (176,000)

Itapecerica da Serra (159,000)

Francisco Morato (155,000)

São Caetano do Sul (151,000)

Franco da Rocha (129,000)

Poá (112,481)

Ribeirão Pires (112,020)

Santana de Parnaíba (111,000)

Jandira (110,000)

Under 100,000

Caieiras (87,000)

Arujá (79,000)

Mairiporã (77,000)

Cajamar (63,000)

Embu-Guaçu (62,000)

Santa Isabel (47,000)

Vargem Grande Paulista (44,000)

Rio Grande da Serra (41,000)

Biritiba-Mirim (29,000)

Juquitiba (29,000)

Guararema (27,000)

São Lourenço da Serra (18,000)

Salesópolis (16,000)

Pirapora do Bom Jesus (15,000)

Transport

Being the most industrialized region of the country as well as the most populated, the transportation plays an important role. The main highways (rodovias) of the area are:

Rodovia Anhangüera

Rodovia dos Imigrantes

Rodovia Anchieta

Rodovia dos Bandeirantes

Rodovia Presidente Dutra

Rodovia Ayrton Senna

Rodovia Castelo Branco

Rodovia Fernão Dias

Rodovia Raposo Tavares

Rodovia Régis Bittencourt

Rodoanel Mário Covas

The São Paulo Metro and the Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos provide rail-based transit within the metropolitan area.