About São Paulo
São Paulo is located in Brazil, part of South America. Find essential geography and continue exploring more places in the same country.
Population12,400,232
Figure applies toSão Paulo (city)
Data as ofLatest recorded figure
Last checkedSeptember 3, 2026
CountryBrazil
ContinentSouth America
Place typeCity
Country codeBR
Source: GeoNames geographical database. Population figures can use different geographic boundaries and should be read together with “Figure applies to”.