English

Alternative forms

• Sao Paulo

Proper noun

São Paulo

1. A state in the Southeast Region of Brazil, whose capital is São Paulo.
2. A municipality, the capital of the state of São Paulo, Brazil.

Translations

Related terms

• Saint Paul

French

Etymology

From Portuguese, named after Saint Paul.

Proper noun

São Paulo m

1. São Paulo (a state in the Southeast Region of Brazil, whose capital is São Paulo)
2. São Paulo (a municipality, the capital of the state of São Paulo, Brazil)
   • 1955, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Tristes Tropiques, 1993 ed., Plon, ISBN 978-2-259-00359-1, chap. X,I p. 108

     Et pourtant São Paulo ne m'a jamais paru laide : c'était une ville sauvage comme le sont toutes les villes américaines, à l'exception peut-être de Washington, D.C., [...]

     — And yet I never thought that São Paulo was ugly: it was a‘wild’ town, as are all American towns, with the possible exception of Washington, D.C., [...] — 1973, John & Doreen Weightman (trans.), Tristes Tropiques, 2011 ed., Penguin Books, ISBN 978-0-14-197073-8

See also

• pauliste, Pauliste

Portuguese

Etymology

são ‎(“saint”) +‎ Paulo ‎(“Paul”)

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃w̃ ˈpaw.lu/, /ˌsɐ̃.ˈpaw.lu/

Proper noun

São Paulo m

1. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus, Saint Paul
2. São Paulo (a state in the Southeast Region of Brazil, whose capital is São Paulo)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:São Paulo.

Proper noun

São Paulo f

1. São Paulo (a municipality, the capital of the state of São Paulo, Brazil)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:São Paulo.

Usage notes

Only the third meaning of the masculine proper noun "São Paulo" — the football team — is referred to by articles. The other meanings of the phrase (feminine for the city and masculine for the state and the historical person) are articleless, and its gender is only demonstrated in adjectives. Therefore the phrase "o São Paulo" is only permissible when one means to refer to the football team with that name and "a São Paulo" does not exist.

Synonyms

• Sampa (nickname)