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Santos

(Encyclopedia) SantosSantossänˈt&oomacr;s [key], city (1996 pop. 412,288), São Paulo state, SE Brazil, on the island of São Vicente in the Atlantic just off the mainland. It is 40 mi (64 km) SE…

Santo André

(Encyclopedia) Santo AndréSanto Andrésänˈt&oobreve; ändrĕˈ [key], city (1996 pop. 625,294), São Paulo state, S Brazil, a suburb of São Paulo. The city houses the offices of many international…

Piracicaba

(Encyclopedia) PiracicabaPiracicabapērəsēkäˈbə [key], city (1996 pop. 302,605), São Paulo state, SE Brazil, on the Piracicaba River. It is the processing center of a rich agricultural region where…

Jundiaí

(Encyclopedia) JundiaíJundiaízh&oomacr;ndyīˈ [key], city (1996 pop. 293,237), São Paulo state, S Brazil, on the Jundiaí River. It is an agricultural and industrial center. Among its products are…

Sorocaba

(Encyclopedia) SorocabaSorocabas&oobreve;r&oobreve;käˈbə [key], city (1996 pop. 431,370), São Paulo state, S Brazil, on the Sorocaba River. It is a transportation hub and a manufacturing…

Mogi das Cruzes

(Encyclopedia) Mogi das CruzesMogi das Cruzesm&oobreve;zhēˈ däs kr&oomacr;ˈzəs [key], city (1996 pop. 314,947), São Paulo state, SE Brazil, on the Tietê River. It is an industrial center and…

São Vicente

(Encyclopedia) São VicenteSão VicentesouN vēsĕnˈtĭ [key], city (1996 pop. 279,620), São Paulo state, SE Brazil, off the mainland on an island in the Atlantic. It was the first permanent Portuguese…

Paranaguá

(Encyclopedia) ParanaguáParanaguápərənəgwäˈ [key], city (1991 pop. 88,163), Paraná state, SE Brazil, on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the port for Curitiba, to which it is linked by rail and highway.…

Ribeirão Prêto

(Encyclopedia) Ribeirão PrêtoRibeirão PrêtorēbārouNˈ prāˈtō [key], city (1996 pop. 452,804), São Paulo state, SE Brazil. The former “coffee capital” of Brazil, the city grew during the late 19th cent…

São Caetano do Sul

(Encyclopedia) São Caetano do SulSão Caetano do SulsouN kītäˈn&oomacr; ᵺ&oobreve; s&oomacr;l [key], city (1996 pop. 140,808), São Paulo state, SE Brazil, an industrial suburb southeast of…