São Paulo
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São Paulo
- /ˌsaʊ ˈpaʊ.loʊ/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Portuguese São Paulo, named after Saint Paul. Doublet of Saint Paul. The city was originally named "São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga" meaning "Saint Paul of the fields of Piratininga". "Piratininga" comes from Old Tupi pirá (“fish”) and Old Tupi tininga (“to dry”) meaning "dried fish", after the fish that would be stranded on the shore of the Tietê River after a flood and left to dry out.
proper noun Sao Paulo
- A municipality, the state capital of São Paulo State, Brazil. The race around the Interlagos circuit in São Paolo effectively became a 12-lap dash to the flag when Valtteri Bottas triggered the safety car after he pulled his Mercedes over with engine trouble.
- A state of the Southeast Region, Brazil. Capital: São Paulo.
Translations
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name city and state
| Español | São Paulo, Sao Paulo, San Pablo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 상파울루 Sangpaullu |
| 日本語 | サンパウロ Sanpauro, サン・パウロ San Pauro |
| 中文 | 聖保羅 /圣保罗 Shèng Bǎoluó |
| हिन्दी | साओ पाउलो sāo pāulo |
| Português | São Paulo |
| Français | São Paulo, Saint-Paul |
| Deutsch | São Paulo, Sankt Paulus |
| Italiano | San Paolo |
| Ελληνικά | Σάο Πάολο Sáo Páolo, Σάο Πάουλο Sáo Páoulo |
| Română | São Paulo |
| Русский | Сан-Па́улу San-Páulu |
| Tiếng Việt | São Paulo |
| العربية | سَاو بَاوْلُو sāw bāwlū |
| עברית | סָאוּ פָאוּלוּ sau paulu |
Talk about this word "São Paulo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/s%C3%A3o%20paulo. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. São Paulo. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/s%C3%A3o%20paulo "São Paulo." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/s%C3%A3o%20paulo.Cite this
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