São Paulo, a city that never stops, growing daily thanks to the energy of people from all origins, at the rhythm of every culture, gathers with its more than 10 million inhabitants the whole world in one only place. The city democratically encompasses side by side the largest Japanese city outside Japan , the largest Portuguese city outside Portugal , the largest Lebanese city outside Lebanon and the largest Spanish city outside Spain , and is also the third largest Italian city outside Italy. Only the stamina and determination of the “Paulistas” added to the most complete infrastructure can drive the birthplace of the Brazilian industry and the economic capital of the country. São Paulo houses within its 1,522.99 Km² the largest hotel industry in Latin America, the most complete hospital compound in the country and concentrates within the city's territory the largest cultural pole in Brazil. It is one of the international capitals of gastronomy, the permanent destination of large events and internationally known exhibits, it is the home of renowned academic and research centres, among many other references. The capital is one of the few places where modernity and history are harmoniously blended. It was the stage of significant events ranging from the Independence declaration at the borders of the Ipiranga river, political and cultural revolutions, to public demonstrations in favour of democracy. Cinemas, museums, theatres, historic-cultural heritage areas, popular festivities, parks, shows, theme parks, make up the town's spectacle. Restaurants, pubs, hotels, convention centres, shopping centres and streets dedicated to specific lines of commerce evidence that today, as yesterday, São Paulo cannot stop. cultural heritage areas, popular festivities, parks, shows, theme parks, make up the town's spectacle. Restaurants, pubs, hotels, convention centres, shopping centres and streets dedicated to specific lines of commerce evidence that today, as yesterday, São Paulo cannot stop. Near 7.5 million visitors come to the city every year to leverage their businesses or to tighten professional contacts, to go shopping, or to enjoy a cultural life that keeps pace with worldwide events. Coming to the capital is to verify that São Paulo is the great Brazilian city, a metropolis 24 hours in action, with a life style that combines work and leisure as the two faces of the same coin. The capital of a State that is the same size as the United Kingdom, with population close to that of Spain, generating almost half of the Brazilian economy – one of the ten largest cities in the world, São Paulo has also become the first tourist destination in the country. Come to São Paulo , come visit us.