Site & Situation of Sao Paulo Sao Paulo: a case study of a major city in an emerging country C/W Site & Situation of Sao Paulo Lesson Objective– to know the site & situation of Sao Paulo Starter Where is Sao Paulo? Write a 3 sentence description of it’s location using the maps. Make sure you include global, regional & national scale (do 1 sentence for each!) Global – where is it in the world? Regional – where is it within the continent? National – where it is within the country? Keywords Site Situation Emerging country Connectivity Paulistanos

Starter: Location of Sao Paulo Global – where is it in the world? Sao Paulo is in Brazil in South America, with Atlantic Ocean to the east and North America to the north. Regional – where is it within the continent? Brazil is in the east of South America with Paraguay to the west and Uruguay to the south National – where it is within the country? Sao Paulo is in south east Brazil, south of Rio de Janeiro

Keywords Site – land that a settlement is built upon Situation – where the settlement is compared to the physical and human features around it Emerging country – a country with high and medium development Connectivity – the way that the city is connected or linked to other settlements in the country as well as to other countries in the world

This is a screenshot from Google Maps. It is a satellite image of Sao Paulo & surrounding area. What can you see about the area from the image? Think about site & situation Write down 3 observations

Sao Paulo’s site Hilly plateau 820m above sea level Northeast of Serra do Mar (coastal mountains) Tiete River flows through the city Anhangabau River flows underground Smaller rivers e.g. Tamanduatei and Pinheiros

Sao Paulo’s situation Southeast of Brazil 70km inland 350km southwest of Rio de Janeiro 330km north of Curitiba 1000km south of Brasilia Santos is the main port, 70km southeast of city Create a sketch map Annotate these points! Rio de Janeiro N

Sao Paulo’s connectivity Well connected to the rest of Brazil with roads and railways in southern Brazil converging in the city. Rodovia dos Imigrantes is the motorway that connects the city to the port of Santos City has a subway system Over 16,000 buses 2 international airports linking it to the rest of the world Rio de Janeiro N

Plenary How does the site, situation and connectivity influence the structure and function?