Brazil is a South American country. People who don't watch football rarely pay attention to Brazil. In fact, Brazil has close contacts with China and India in Asia.

Brazil is a newly industrialized country with a relatively modern city.
Brazil's largest city? Many people think it is Rio de Janeiro. In fact, the largest city in Brazil is São Paulo (foreign language: Sao Paulo). São Paulo's aura is obscured and it is a low-key, powerful city. São Paulo is not only the largest city in Brazil, but also the largest in the Southern Hemisphere, with a population of 22 million, between Mumbai (20 million) and Shanghai (24 million).
Location in São Paulo
Is this South American city comparable to the big city of Asia?
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Cityscape of São Paulo
São Paulo, like Tokyo, is an endless building with a nice green environment. Mumbai city construction is certainly incomparable.
There are many Japanese immigrants in Brazil; the picture below is the Japanese town of São Paulo, similar to Chinatown.
Brazil's few wars, abundant resources and pleasant climate have attracted many Asian and European immigrants; São Paulo also has a Chinese community.
Shanghai cityscape
Mumbai cityscape
Urban Construction: Sao Paulo > Shanghai > Mumbai
Shanghai has removed Lujiazui, and urban construction is no better than that of São Paulo; Shanghai's urban greening and architectural diversity cannot catch up with Mumbai.
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São Paulo has no port and relies on the port of Santos, similar to the port of Tianjin in Beijing.
Ports: Shanghai> Mumbai> Sao Paulo
The port of Shanghai also has its shortcomings – ships need to pass through waters near other countries. The Brazilian port of Santos faces the Atlantic Ocean directly; Mumbai faces the Indian Ocean directly.
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Mumbai > Shanghai > Sao Paulo
Mumbai Bollywood movies are well known.
São Paulo does not have a strong presence and is not as well-known as Rio de Janeiro.
1) Brazilian football is strong, but the football league is not as good as Europe; Sao Paulo's team is not as famous as Real Madrid and Bayern, but it is still ahead of Shanghai teams. São Paulo team won the Club World Cup (FIFA Club World Cup).
Brazilian football team
2) Brazilian cuisine is not as influential as Chinese cuisine and Indian cuisine. Brazilian barbecue is more famous.
3) There are very few São Paulo buildings that can be named, attractions have not been heard of, and there is a lack of World Heritage Sites (nor in Shanghai).
The Christ of Rio de Janeiro, the New Seven Wonders of the World, is on a par with the Great Wall of China and the Taj Mahal in India.
Rio de Janeiro also hosted the Olympic Games, stealing a lot of limelight. The 3D cartoon "Rio Adventure" has been seen by many people and is related to Rio de Janeiro. Many foreigners know Shanghai because of the Hollywood movie "Shanghai Noon".
4) The Indian Film Festival and the Shanghai Film Festival are international A-category film festivals; the São Paulo Film Festival is not.
5) Shanghai is at the mouth of the Yangtze River, lacking beaches similar to Rio de Janeiro, nor is it as good as Mumbai and São Paulo.
Beaches in Rio de Janeiro
6) Brazilians speak Portuguese; São Paulo's popularity in the Portuguese-speaking world can.
Portuguese is similar to Spanish; many people in Latin American countries know São Paulo. There are also a small number of people in Macau who speak Portuguese.
When the Portuguese arrived in 1500, Brazil was still a primitive tribe; Brazil, like Australia, was somewhat lacking in history and culture.
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Shanghai > Mumbai > Sao Paulo
The market capitalization of the stock exchange, the headquarters bank, and São Paulo have no advantage.
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Shanghai 4 trillion > Sao Paulo 3 trillion > Mumbai 2 trillion.
Shanghai has the strongest economic strength. São Paulo's GDP was for a long time ahead of Shanghai's.
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Wages in São Paulo are lower than in Mumbai. Latin American countries generally have low wages, although the cityscape is beautiful. The rich in Latin America have raised GDP per capita, but the poor make up the majority.
The house price in Sao Paulo is about 1W yuan per square meter; the local average wage is 3000, and the price is higher than that of Mumbai, and the purchasing power is not strong.
Purchasing power: Shanghai> Mumbai> Sao Paulo.
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Brazil has the state of São Paulo with the same name; the city of São Paulo is the capital of the state; the port of Santos mentioned earlier is also in the state of São Paulo. There is a company in the state of São Paulo, Embraer S.A., which is on a par with Boeing, Airbus and Bombardier.
Vale of Brazil (exporting iron ore) and Petrobras are both headquartered in Rio de Janeiro.
Shanghai Baowu Iron & Steel imports iron ore from Brazil.
There are unicorns in São Paulo, like Nubank, Wildlife Studios, Loft, and so on.
Loft is a women's online shopping platform
Wildlife Studios is a game company
Nubank is a fintech company
Shanghai has the largest number of unicorns, followed by São Paulo. Indian unicorns are concentrated in Bangalore; Mumbai is less numerous.
Mumbai has 5 Fortune 500 companies (3 private), and Asia's richest man is in Mumbai; the private economy in Shanghai and São Paulo still needs to be refueled.
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Shanghai > Sao Paulo > Mumbai
São Paulo University QS world ranking 121, Mumbai Indian Polytechnic ranked 177th, Tongji University ranked 211th; in addition, Sao Paulo Federal University, São Paulo State University are the world's top 500; Fudan, Shanghai Jiaotong University top 100.
On the other hand, The Indian Polytechnic and the University of São Paulo are the first universities in India and Brazil, respectively, and their international reputation is higher than that of Shanghai universities.
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There are hundreds of > Sao Paulo 90 > Shanghai 77
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Brazil has a higher crime rate; São Paulo as a metropolis, not to mention.
There are gangsters in Brazil.
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1) Mumbai's cityscape and GDP are not prominent, and it is easy to be underestimated.
2) Shanghai's economic strength is outstanding, and its environmental greening and cultural soft power need to be improved.
3) São Paulo is not well known, and its appearance, GDP and internationalization are very good.