The city of Sao Paulo was founded in 1554 by Jesuits and remained a small town until the late 1800's when due to the highly productive coffee plantations generated a wave of prosperity which started to attract capital and manpower from all over the world. Sao Paulo is the richest and the most dynamic place in Brazil.

The city of Sao Paulo is the capital of the State of Sao Paulo which has a very diverse economy. Sao Paulo has a very strong agribusiness and just about everything from airplanes, satelites and automobiles to clothing is manufactured there.

Sao Paulo is a true melting pot, a mix of races that put this megalopolis of more than 20 million people on the list of the top five largest cities of the world.

Italian, Arabic, Portuguese, Eastern European, African, Jewish, Korean, Chinese and Japanese are the main group of immigrants that in different times since the late 1800's have come to Brazil and contributed to the astronomical growth of this cosmopolitan city.

Sao Paulo receives visitors from all corners of the globe that usually come to Brazil for business. It doesn't mean that Sao Paulo is all about work and no play.

The city never sleeps. Several gyms, bookstores, cafes are open 24 hours a day. This city also provides its visitors with hundreds of movie theaters, thousands of restaurants, bars and pubs.

There are nothing less than 32 shopping malls in Sao Paulo, countless department stores and designer boutiques. There are also several street fares and art exhibits troughout the city.