Sao Paulo , Brazil

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and culturally it is the most important city in Brazil.

Bus stations

Terminal Bresser, Rua do Hipódromo

Terminal do Jabaquara, Rua dos Jequitibás

Terminal Rodoviária Barra Funda, Rua Mário de Andrade

Terminal Tietà, Avenida Cruzeiro do Sul

Airports

Aeroporto Internacional São Paulo/Garulhas

Aeroporto Nacional de Congonhas

Aeroporto Nacional de Viracopos

History

Situated on the Piratininga plateau and surrounded by rivers which fan out to provide access to the interior, São Paulo proved soon after its foundation to be the gateway to the sertão. On their expeditions into the wild country of the interior the bandeirantes of São Paulo explored vast tracts of territory in the hinterland of the town, the south and middle west of Brazil and Minas Gerais. Some of the expressways (rodovias) radiating from São Paulo follow the routes opened up by bandeirantes and tropeiros (cattle-drovers) - the Anchieta and Imigrantes roads to Santos, the Via Dutra to Rio de Janeiro, the Fernão Dias road to Belo Horizonte, the Bandeirantes and Anhanguera roads heading for the middle west and the Raposo Tavares, Castelo Branco and Régis Bittencourt roads running south.

São Paulo is a significant cultural centre with diverse areas influenced by Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, German, African, Jewish, Arab and Japanese residents and culture. Some of the landmarks in São Paulo include the Neo-Gothic Cathedral of São Paulo, Pátio do Colégio (historic Jesuit church and school), Avenida Paulista, and Edifício Copan.

There are numerous cultural events in São Paulo such as the São Paulo Art Biennial, which runs every two years; São Paulo Fashion Week, twice each year at the building of Bienal de São Paulo; the March for Jesus, that takes place every year and reached 2 million participants in 2007.