São Paulo is the greater city of Brazil, America and the entire south hemisphere. One of
the more influential Brazilian cities in the global scene, São Paulo is considered the 14th
most globalized city of the planet. The city exerts significant national and international influence, either of the social, cultural, economic or political point of view. It is
internationally known through its monuments and events as, for example, the Memorial of Latin America, the Portuguese Language Museum, the MASP, the Ibirapuera Park, the Paulista Avenue, the Copan, the Biennial of Art, and the Grand Prix of Brazil.

Its metropolitan region is the sixth bigger urban agglomeration of the world with
19.223.897 inhabitants. The motto of the city, gift in its official blazon, is constituted by
the phrase in Latin: "Non ducor, duco", which means “I am not lead, I lead”. To eat well
in São Paulo is one of best the tourist attractions of the city. Its gastronomy is famous
in the whole world, and it offers to the lovers of good food approximately 12,500
restaurants, representing 42 ethnic groups. In the last five years, the city is being internationally recognized as the greater and more diversified gastronomy capital
world-wide. Beyond the restaurants, there are 15 thousand bars spread by the quarters
for those interested in a piano-bar or a happy hour.