The city of Sao Paulo is the capital of the state of Sao Paulo and the seat of metropolitan Sao Paulo, which in turn is composed of 39 municipalities.
... Exibir mais + It is Brazil's most populous city; the 10,879,619 residents represent 6 percent of the country's total population. It is also the most significant city in terms of the production of wealth; Sao Paulo alone is responsible for about 9 percent of Brazil's national gross domestic product (GDP). The economic dynamism of the city is reflected in a landscape that is in a state of constant transformation. The main housing option for this population proved to be the purchase of a lot in the informal land subdivisions that were opening up on the fringes of the consolidated urban fabric, leading to consolidation with neighboring municipalities in the Sao Paulo Metropolitan Region (MRSP). The problems in transportation, housing, and sanitation that resulted from this extensive urbanization assumed metropolitan dimensions, which led to the creation of the MRSP and the related government agencies responsible for integrated management of these problems in the late 1960s. In the past 30 years, the services sector has assumed leadership of the city's economic production, overtaking the historic primacy of the industrial sector. Growth is most significant in fields associated with information technology, the production of knowledge, and culture. These economic transformations have repercussions for the urban landscape and land use.
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This publication reflects the tremendous progress that Sao Paulo has made in becoming a city that serves all its citizens. Assisted by outstanding coordination from the World Bank, the city governments of Sao Paulo and the cities alliance have had the privilege of sharing mutual technical support, with favorable results for everyone.
... Exibir mais + However, it is important to emphasize that this partnership has had a significant impact on the cities alliance itself. Prominent among the various lessons learned is the importance of taking the long view. Doing so has ensured that this partnership could survive different city government administrations, as well as changes in leadership at the cities alliance. The cooperation begun in 2001 has remained stable and consistent through different city administrations and changes at the cities alliance. Sao Paulo has become an important model for the cities alliance in its support for cities around the world. The city government affirmed the crucial importance of working with reliable data, supported by the kind of comprehensive system of managerial information that most cities do not yet have. Sao Paulo also recognized the importance of investing in a slum upgrading program and legitimizing land tenure in subdivisions on a city-wide scale by appropriating substantial budgeted funds, a key component of municipal administration, year after year. Continuous support and funding from all three levels of government local, state, and federal demonstrate the priority given to combating urban poverty and promoting economic growth.
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