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The São Paulo Municipal Government, composed of the Executive and the Legislative branches, is based in São Paulo, which is the main financial, corporate and commercial center in Latin America and the largest city in the Southern Hemisphere.
Metropolitan Region São Paulo (RMSP) encompasses the central built up section and does not include nearby built-up areas also seen on this map, the microregions Baixada Santista (south coast), Jundiaí (north), and São José dos Campos (east), which comprise parts of its extended metro area but not the metropolitan area
capital.sp.gov.br São Paulo ( / ˌ s aʊ ˈ p aʊ l oʊ / , Portuguese: [sɐ̃w ˈpawlu] ⓘ ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul ') is the capital of the state of São Paulo , as well as the most populous city in Brazil , the Americas , and both the Western and Southern Hemisphere .
The origin of the city dates back to Itaquaquecetuba of the twelve villages founded by the Jesuit priest José de Anchieta, in his long stay in Brazil.Its creation is due to the then president of the province, Bernardo José Pinto Gavião Peixoto, named village of Nossa Senhora da Ajuda, on September 7, 1560, being established in the River Tietê, to catechize the guaianases.
In recent years, the internet has proved to be one of the main sources of news. In Petrópolis, some include the G1 of the Serrana Region, the online portal of the Tribuna de Petrópolis, and the Diário de Petrópolis, besides the site Acontece in Petrópolis and the portal with live broadcast of TVC 16 (TV Cidade de Petrópolis).