São Paulo

[soun pou-loh, sou pou-loh]

noun

1. a state in S Brazil. 95,714 sq. mi. (247,898 sq. km).

2. a city in and the capital of this state.

São Paulo

/ sə̃un ˈpaulu /

noun

1. a state of SE Brazil: consists chiefly of tableland draining west into the Paraná River. Capital: São Paulo. Pop: 38 177 742 (2002). Area: 247 239 sq km (95 459 sq miles)

2. a city in S Brazil, capital of São Paulo state: the largest city and industrial centre in Brazil, with one of the busiest airports in the world; three universities. Pop: 25 000 (1874); 2 017 025 (1950); Pop: 18 333 000 (2005 est)

São Paulo

1. City in southeastern Brazil; the largest city in Brazil and in South America.

Example Sentences

SÃO PAULO, Brazil — The Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs square off in Brazil on Friday night, just the second regular-season NFL game in the Southern Hemisphere, and both teams are looking to bounce back from poor performances.

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As the Chargers prepare for their season opener against the Kansas City Chiefs, 6,000 miles away in São Paulo, Brazil — part of the NFL’s push into international markets — the franchise unknowingly blazed a similar trail nearly 50 years ago.

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SÃO PAULO, Brazil — Turns out, the marquee matchup Friday night between the Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs isn’t just a season-opening showdown between two premier quarterbacks and legitimate Super Bowl hopefuls.

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It’s one of eight divisional matchups in Week 1, with another being the Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs squaring off Friday night in São Paulo, Brazil.

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The neutral-site opener in São Paulo, Brazil, adds some unpredictability, but the Chiefs still get the edge if their left tackle is healthy.

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