Fill in the Blanks Sao Paulo cityOnline version The student must complete the blank spaces of this text that is about Sao Paulo, the capital city of Brazil history and interesting/important information. We need to know of one of the most important cultural and economic cities in Latin America. by Kevin Giovanni Garcia Higuera 1 This city capital of Sao Paulo estado ( ) , is located in the Brazil . Also , it is the foremost industrial centre in America . The city is located on a planteau of the Brazilian extending inland from the Serra do Mar , which rises as part of the Great Escarpment only a short inland from the Atlantic . The city itself sits in a shallow basin with low mountains to the west . It lies about 220 miles ( 350 km ) southwest of Rio de and about 30 miles ( 50 km ) inland from its Atlantic Ocean of Santos . The city's name derives from its having been founded by Jesuit on January 25 , 1554 , the anniversary of the of Saint . Paul . Sao Paulo is notable for its immesity , dynamism and drive . Sampa as it is called by its , combines the best and worst of modern oversized urban conglomerates . Traditionally , it has been first and foremost a place to , secondly a to live , and lastly a city to enjoy .
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