Sao Paulo has more restaurants than London
To commemorate the aniversary of the city, the Federation of Commerce compiled a report about the Economy of the city of São Paulo; to show the grandness and importance of the city, the report published also data about transportation in São Paulo and some pieces of information about the cultural life in São Paulo.
There are 38,000 restaurants in São Paulo; in London, there are 11,000. There are 5,000 pizzerias.
São Paulo is the third biggest Italian city in the world, the biggest Japanese city outside Japan, the biggest Spanish city outside Spain, the biggest Portuguese city outside Portugal, the third biggest Lebanese city outside Lebanon.
São Paulo is the biggest event center in Latin America, hosting about 70,000 events per year. Out of the 160 biggest Fairs conducted in Brazil, 120 take place in São Paulo. São Paulo has 120 theaters and show houses, 71 museums and 11 cultural centers; 100 plays are performed in theaters every week.
The largest University of Brazil, USP, is in São Paulo; the first School of Law in Brazil was founded in 1827 in São Paulo.
São Paulo is seat of 3 out of the 5 largest Brazilian newspapers; 7 out of the 10 largest book publishers, and 9 out of the 10 magazine publishers. There are more than 205 hospitals in the city.